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Toronto Islands. / 43.62083°N 79.37861°W / 43.62083; -79.37861. The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 [ 1] small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city's downtown area ...
ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) Wormhout. Base 2 Bazenville. Base 3 Ste Croix-sur-Mer. Base 4 Beny-sur-Mer. Base 8 Sommervieu. Base 9 Lantheuil. Base 11 Longues. Base 17 Carpiquet. Base 18 Cristot.
The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Map of British Columbia with its notable cities. A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia.British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome ...
The colony of Canada was a French colony within the larger territory of New France. It was claimed by France in 1535 during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier, in the name of the French king, Francis I. The colony remained a French territory until 1763, when it became a British colony known as the Province of Quebec. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Okanagan, in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908, it is the oldest university in British Columbia. With an annual research budget of $747.3 million, UBC funds 9,675 projects annually in various fields of study within the ...
The first two freeways built in British Columbia were given 400-series numbers, much like the 400-Series Highways in Ontario. Highways 401 and 499 were renumbered 1 and 99 respectively in 1973. The section of Highway 37 between Terrace and Kitimat was known as Highway 25 until 1986.
1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi) British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. With an area of 944,735 km 2 (364,764 sq mi) it is Canada's third-largest province. The province is almost four times the size of the United Kingdom and larger than every United States state except Alaska.