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A city, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the major urban centre of western Canada and the focus of one of the country’s most populous metropolitan regions. Vancouver lies between Burrard Inlet (an arm of the Strait of Georgia) to the north and the Fraser River delta to the south, opposite Vancouver Island. The city is just north of the U.S. state of Washington.
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Davis, Chuck. "Vancouver". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Sep. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/place/Vancouver. Accessed 1 September 2026.
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Not to be confused with Vancouver, Washington, USA
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Vancouver (BC)
Vancouver (BC)
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Vancouver (BC)
UF Vancouver, Canada