british columbia

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Province in western Canada which has Victoria as its capital. Abbreviation: BC

A province of western Canada bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It joined the confederation in 1871. The coastal area was first explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778. Victoria Island was a separate colony from 1849 until 1866, when it was combined with the mainland territory. Victoria is the capital and Vancouver the largest city. Population: 2,744,467. BC a province in western Canada, bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Province (pop., 2001: 3,907,738), western Canada. It is bounded by Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Alberta, the Pacific Ocean, and the U.S. (including Alaska). The province has an area of 365,948 sq mi (947,800 sq km), and its capital is Victoria. The area was inhabited by indigenous peoples, including Coast Salish, Nootka, Kwakiutl, and Haida. It was visited in 1578 by Sir Francis Drake and in 1778 by Capt. James Cook, who was searching for the Northwest Passage. Capt. George Vancouver surveyed the coast (1792-94), and overland expeditions were made by several explorers, including Alexander Mackenzie, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Simon Fraser. The British and Americans contended over Vancouver Island for years, until it was recognized as British and made a crown colony in 1849. The mainland became the Colony of British Columbia in 1858; with the colony of Vancouver, it joined Canada in 1871 as the province of British Columbia. The province now has a prosperous economy based on diverse sources, including logging, mining, agriculture, and shipping

province in the western part of Canada, B.C

This license allows any individual or company to transport from any inter-provincial or international boundary delivered to any point in British Columbia : or VICE VERSA

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Geological Survey Branch Chief Geologist's Office 553 Superior Street Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 [phone]

a province in western Canada

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University of British Columbia

Canadian public university in Vancouver. It is one of the largest universities in Canada and the oldest in the province (founded 1908). It comprises faculties of agricultural sciences, applied science, arts, commerce and business administration, dentistry, education, forestry, graduate studies, law, medicine, pharmacy, theology, and science. Plant research is conducted at the UBC Botanical Garden, which is open to the public. The university has extensive study-abroad and continuing-education programs

الواصلة

Bri·tish Co·lum·bi·a

التركية النطق

brîtîş kılʌmbiı

النطق

/ˈbrətəsʜ kəˈləmbēə/ /ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbiːə/