British Columbia, Canada

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 53.726669, -127.647621.

British Columbia is the third largest province in Canada, located in the western part of the country. The province faces the Pacific Ocean in the western areas and has borders with the province of Yukon and the Northwest Territories in the north, as well as with the province of Alberta in the east. To the south of British Columbia, the American states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana can be found. Besides, there is a coastal border between British Columbia and the American state of Alaska that is located in the northwestern part of the region. The total area of the province is close to 365 thousand square miles. Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, but Vancouver is the largest city in the province.

Located right between the Pacific Ocean shores and the Rocky Mountains, the province of British Columbia has quite a long coastline estimated to be about 17 thousand miles long. There are numerous islands and beautiful inlets located near the coastal line of the province. British Columbia is famous for its wonderful nature, distinct flora and fauna, beautiful snow-tipped mountains, green plains, rich natural resources, developed infrastructure, interesting local culture, and many other things. British Columbia is a destination for outdoor sports fans, where one can go in for such sports as skiing, ice sailing, kayaking, trekking, etc. There are lots of national and provincial parks in BC, including Kootenay National Park, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Yoho National Park Of Canada, Glacier National Park of Canada, Nairn Falls Provincial Park, Golden Ears Provincial Park, Cypress Provincial Park, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, and Goldstream Provincial Park.

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