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A very productive rain-fed forest occurs along the British Columbia coast from Haida Gwaii and Stewart south to Metchosin on Vancouver Island. [15] It also extends inland along river valleys from coastal parts of Alaska, crossing into British Columbia as far north as the Chilkat River. [16] Western hemlock is a dominant climax species throughout.
Biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification (BEC) [1] [2] is an ecological classification framework used in British Columbia to define, describe, and map ecosystem-based units at various scales, from broad, ecologically-based climatic regions down to local ecosystems or sites.
On average, the CWH is the rainiest biogeoclimatic zone in British Columbia. The zone typically has a cool mesothermal climate: cool summers (although hot dry spells can be frequent) and mild winters. Mean annual temperature is about 8 °C (46.4 °F) and ranges from 5.2 to 10.5 °C (41.4 to 50.9 °F) among the CWH subzones.
Regional districts came into being via an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. [1] Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia were incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts.
22 geographical subregions as defined by the UNSD. Antarctica is not shown.. The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1]
Geographic regions of British Columbia (5 C, 4 P) Reportedly haunted locations in British Columbia (1 P) V. Volcanism of British Columbia (7 C, 53 P) W.
The sharp contact between the vadose zone (brown oxidized mudstone) and the underlying phreatic zone (grey unoxidized mudstone) exposed at a construction site.. The vadose zone is the undersaturated portion of the subsurface that lies above the groundwater table.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to British Columbia: British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the province of Alberta to the east.