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Greater Vancouver is unusual among world cities, and it is truly
unique in Canada for it's combination of the natural and the urban,
the recreational and the cultural, and the relative lack of
pollution and the opportunities for business and industry.
Greater Vancouver's greatest natural asset is the beauty of it's
natural surroundings; a beautiful combination of
sea and
mountains. The mountains form a panorama around the area and
provide numerous recreational opportunities just a short drive away,
the mountains also provide shelter from colder northern winds, they
also trap a generous amount of rainfall on the area which helps
create a milder climate and a healthy/green environment ... the
Pacific Coastal Ocean and
Fraser River provide natural port area's that contribute
significantly to the local economy and also create many water-based
recreational activities.
The
Greater Vancouver region is located at the very south-western
region of mainland Canada, in the westernmost of Canada's ten
provinces,
British Columbia... depending on where you define it's exact
boundaries, the
Greater Vancouver region occupies approx. 3,000 sq. kilometers
on and around the historic
Fraser River Delta. The
Greater Vancouver region has a population of just over 2 million
people, and is the 3rd most populous region in Canada, after the
greater Toronto and Greater Montreal area's...
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