British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia

Abbr. BC or B.C.

A province of western Canada bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It joined the confederation in 1871. The coastal area was first explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778. Victoria Island was a separate colony from 1849 until 1866, when it was combined with the mainland territory. Victoria is the capital and Vancouver the largest city. Population: 4,110,000.

British Columbia

(Placename) a province of W Canada, on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests, rich mineral resources, and important fisheries. Capital: Victoria. Pop.: 4 095 900 (2001 est.). Area: 930 532 sq. km (359 279 sq. miles) Abbreviation BC

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British Columbia - a province in western Canada

Pacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

Nanaimo - a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island to the west of Vancouver

Victoria - capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island

Vancouver - a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city

Vancouver Island - an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America

Inland Passage, Inside Passage - a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska

Queen Charlotte Sound - an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia

Selkirk Mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia

Takakkaw - a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high)

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Alaska Highway
Alaskan brown bear
British Columbian
Cariboo Mountains
Dawson Creek
eastern fence lizard
Fairweather
Haida
Inland Passage
Kodiak
Kodiak bear
Kootenay
Kootenay River
Kwakiutl
Nanaimo
Nootka
Pacific Northwest
Peace River
pine lizard

00 Hardcover E99 Reporting on archaeological research undertaken in the region of Eagle Lake in the west -central Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, the central issues that concern Matson (emeritus, anthropology, U.

Athapaskan migrations; the archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia by Reference & Research Book News

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada received C$ 14 million (US$ 10.

British Columbia settles with Timberwest by Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper

Shanghai, China, Founded 2001 Sidec Technologies AB, Stockholm, Sweden, Founded 2001 Open House Presenters Active Pass Pharmaceuticals, British Columbia, Canada Affymax, Inc.

BioPartnering North America Attracts Leading Life Science Companies ... by Business Wire

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