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Stanley Park is a 405-hectare (1,001-acre) public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay.
Stanley Park's Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch and Brockton Point. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55017-420-5. Shore, Randy. Before Stanley Park: First nations sites lie scattered throughout the area. The Vancouver Sun, March 17, 2007. Retrieved Thursday, January 24th, 2008. Suttles, Wayne. (2004).
This is a list of attractions and monuments in Stanley Park, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Stanley Park is one of the most popular attractions in the city for both tourists and local residents, drawing an estimated eight million visitors every year. [ 1 ]
Park visitors walk, bike, roll, and fish on the seawall. The Lions Gate Bridge is in the background. Reserve soldiers walking on the pedestrian side of the seawall, near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park. Most of the Stanley Park portion of the wall was built between 1917 and 1971, although the park portion was not completed until 1980. [4]
Brockton Point Lighthouse. Brockton Point is a headland off the Downtown Peninsula of Vancouver, on the north side of Coal Harbour.Named after Francis Brockton, it is the most easterly part of Stanley Park [1] and is home to a 100-year-old lighthouse and several hand-carved totem poles made in British Columbia.
Deadman Island is a 3.8 ha island to the south of Stanley Park in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia. The indigenous Squamish name is "skwtsa7s", meaning simply "island." Officially designated Deadman Island by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1937, [1] it is commonly referred to as Deadman's Island.
Prospect Point is a point at the northern tip of Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet.The point, which as its name suggests, is a viewpoint, landmark and tourist attraction in Stanley Park and has a restaurant and other facilities, is just west of the Lions Gate Bridge.
The Japanese Canadian War Memorial is located at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founding members of the Canadian Japanese Association at the memorial, c. 1920