The development history of BC in Canada

Mountains, beaches, islands, jungles, Yuan Ye-countless beautiful scenery in British Columbia, sometimes.

Even awe-inspiring. Apart from its natural scenery, this westernmost province in Canada is safe and full of vitality.

Cities and towns with artistic flavor and intoxicating multiculturalism are the first choice for tourism.

geography

British Columbia borders Alberta in the east and Washington, Idaho and Montana in the south.

South Africa, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Alaska, Canada's Yukon and Northwest China.

It forms the northern border of the province.

British Columbia, with an area of 944,735 square kilometers (364,764 square miles), is a French,

The combined area of Germany and the Netherlands is nine times that of Zhejiang Province.

British Columbia is the third largest province in Canada after Quebec and Ontario.

It accounts for 9.5% of the national area.

Southeast-northwest mountains, from the Rocky Mountains in the east to the coastal mountains and Beaufort Mountains in the west.

(beaufort Mountains), located in vancouver island, divides the land into peaks, plateaus and canyons.

British Columbia's rugged coastline extends 25,725 kilometers (65,438+05,985 miles), including deep

Go deep into the mountain fjords and nearly 28,000 islands; Most of these islands are uninhabited.

Vancouver island, the largest island, is 45 1 km (280 miles) long. It is the capital city of the province.

Victoria, located in the southwest corner of the interior of British Columbia.

13.8% of British Columbia's land area, namely130,900 hectares (32.34 million acres).

There are 852 well-preserved provincial parks, nature reserves and ecological zones here.

And entertainment and leisure areas.

mankind

More than 4 million people (4,654,38+0654,38+03,487 in the 2006 census) mainly live in

The southwest corner of British Columbia is located in Vancouver and Victoria and their surrounding areas. Okun

That valley is the most densely populated area.

Although the population is small, British Columbia is an international and multicultural place.

Fang. Most residents immigrated from other parts of Canada or other parts of the world.

Vancouver, located in the southwest corner of British Columbia, is the largest city in the province, in 2006.

The annual population reaches 57804 1.

Greater Vancouver, also known as the Lower Mainland, is the largest urban area in the province with a population of.

2, 1 16, 58 1, accounting for a little more than half of the total population of British Columbia.

Population of other major cities in 2006

Kamloops 80,376

kelona 106707

Nanaimo

Nelson 9258

Prince George 70,981

Port Prince Rupert12,815

Victoria 78057

Great Victoria 345, 164

Whistler 9248

climate

The coastal areas of British Columbia, including Vancouver and Victoria, have mild climate.

Summer is warm, but not hot. Winter is mild and humid with a little snow. The central and northern parts of the province.

The weather in Canada is typical, with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.

The climate in the province will be very different: British Columbia has gathered cheapskates from various regions.

Climate, topography and climatic zones include: mountains, tundra, deserts, coastal rainforests, etc.

time zone

Pacific Standard Time is used in most parts of British Columbia (same as Los Angeles; compare

Toronto and new york are three hours late). In the border area with Alberta (St. John's Fort, Dawson Kerry

Dick, Golden, Kimberly and Cranbrook use Mountain Standard Time.

British Columbia switched to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7) on the second Sunday in March.

Return to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) on the first Sunday of1/month.