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Burrard Inlet (Halkomelem: səl̓ilw̓ət) is a shallow-sided fjord in the northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the lowland Burrard Peninsula to the south from the coastal slopes of the North Shore Mountains, which span West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver to the ...
The Burrard Peninsula (Squamish: Ulksen) is a peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, bounded by the Burrard Inlet to the north, the Georgia Strait to the west, the North Arm of Fraser River to the south, and the Pitt River and Douglas Island to the east. The City of Vancouver occupies almost all of the western half ...
SeaBus. The SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry service in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It crosses Burrard Inlet to connect the cities of Vancouver (at Waterfront station) and North Vancouver (at Lonsdale Quay). Owned by TransLink and operated by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, the SeaBus forms an important part of the region's ...
Indian Arm [3] (Halkomelem: səl̓ilw̓ət [4]) is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia.Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra (to the east) and the District of North Vancouver (to the west), then on into mountainous wilderness.
Mountainous glaciated areas in Canada are along the British Columbia Coast: from the Alaskan border along the Portland Canal [ 1 ] to Indian Arm. [ 2 ] Kingcome Inlet is a typical west coast fjord. [ 3 ] In Newfoundland and Labrador, Saglek Fiord, [ 4 ] Nachvak Fiord, [ 5 ] and Hebron Fiord, [ 6 ] are in Labrador.
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation (Halkomelem: səlilwətaɬ, IPA: [səlilwətaɬ]), formerly known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Inlet Indian Band, is a First Nations band government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ("TWN") are Coast Salish peoples who speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect [2 ...
Fjords of British Columbia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fjords of British Columbia. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. By province. or territory. Alberta. British Columbia. Manitoba. New Brunswick.
The Second Narrows Rail Bridge is a vertical-lift railway bridge that crosses the Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver with the North Shore. The bridge's south end connects directly to the Thornton Tunnel, which connects it to the main Canadian rail network. [1] As the name suggests, it is located at the second narrowing of the Burrard Inlet.