~~Welcome to British Columbia~~
British Columbia lies in a Northwest-Southeast orientation alongt the Pacific Coast of North America. The province is vast - 1,300km long and 700km wide, and is nearly four times the size of Great Britian. There are numerous mountain ranges, including the Coast Mountains, which include the highest peaks in Canada and stretch uninterrupted from Vancouver north to the Alaska border, and the famous Rockies that extend up the eastern border of the province. Dotted throughout these glacial peaks are alpine lakes, their waters such vivid hues of vermillion and turquoise they appear surreal. Hundreds of inlets and fjords pierce the coast mountains, creating cruising waters unlike any others.
The variety and diversity of the attractions in British Columbia is as great as the province is vast. Be they natural or man-made, many of these attractions by themselves would be a good enough reason to visit British Columbia. No matter why you come here, you'll undoubtedly discover that once is not enough, for it will take many return visits before you come to understand the true scale and flavour of the province. From the excitement of bustling cities, to the solitude of a wilderness you thought you would never experience, British Columbia has it all.
The interior of the province offers lush and fertile valleys that produce some of the tastiest fruits and vegetables in North America. This includes numerous vineyards and wineries currently producing award-winning wines. Many larger lakes and rivers provide excellent facilities for summer water sports. High plateaux and rolling ranchland are common features, and British Columbia even has its own pocket desert complete with cacti, rattlesnakes and dunes! Runoff from the thousands of mountains and glaciers create hundreds of rivers that can meander lazily across the plateaux or rage in violent cataracts through canyons and chasms.
Off the Southwest coast of the mainland is 400km long Vancouver Island, the largest island on the coast of the Americas, here you will find the capital of British Columbia, Victoria.
Next on our journey through this great province, is a bit about the nature, what British Columbia is all about. Continue the tour by choosing the next button.
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