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The landforms of British Columbia include two major continental landforms, the Interior Plains in the province's northeast, the British Columbia portion of which is part of the Alberta Plateau. The rest of the province is part of the Western Cordillera of North America , often referred to in Canada as the Pacific Cordillera or Canadian Cordillera.
Topographical map of British Columbia. Geography of British Columbia. British Columbia is: a province of Canada; Location: The regions in which British Columbia is located are: Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere. Americas. North America. Northern America. Canada. Western Canada; Extreme points of British Columbia
Canada's population grew by 5.0% between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. Except for New Brunswick , all territories and provinces increased in population during this time. In terms of percent change, the fastest-growing province or territory was Nunavut with an increase of 12.7% between 2011 and 2016, followed by Alberta with 11.6% growth, while ...
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
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.
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The geography of British Columbia, Canada. By province or territory: Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; ... Wine regions of British Columbia (5 P)
Rivers of British Columbia by region (11 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Geographic regions of British Columbia" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.