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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. [24] 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.
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.
In Canada, where the Columbia flows for 498 mi (801 km) and drains 39,700 sq mi (103,000 km 2), the river ranks 23rd in length, [23] and the Canadian part of its basin ranks 13th in size among Canadian basins. [24] The Columbia shares its name with nearby places, such as British Columbia, as well as with landforms and bodies of water.
San Josef Bay is a bay on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2]It is located on the western coast of Vancouver Island between Cape Russell, [3] or Hanna Point, [4] and Cape Palmerston.
Kamloops (/ ˈ k æ m l uː p s / KAM-loops) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, whose district offices are based here.
Saanich Peninsula (Straits Salish: W̱SÁNEĆ) is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Saanich Inlet on the west, Satellite Channel on the north, the small Colburne Passage on the northeast, and Haro Strait on the east. The exact southern boundary of what is referred to as the "Saanich Peninsula" (or simply as ...
Savary Island or Áyhus [1] is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia, it is 144 kilometres (89 mi) northwest of Vancouver. It is approximately 0.8-1.5 km wide and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long.
Atlin Lake (Lingít: Áa Tlein) is the largest natural lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia. [4] The lake is 6.44 kilometres (4.00 mi) wide and 137 kilometres (85 mi) long. [1] The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British