Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet is a shallow-sided fjord in the northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the lowland Burrard Peninsula to the south from the coastal slopes of the North Shore Mountains, which span West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Jericho Beach and Locarno Beach.
Jericho Beach
Beach
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Jericho Beach a Vancouver beach, is located west of the seaside neighbourhood of Kitsilano. It is surrounded by Jericho Beach Park, a grassy area with a pond, which is a picnic destination. Jericho Beach is the home of the Jericho Sailing Centre Association. Jericho Beach is situated 3 km south of Burrard Inlet.
Locarno Beach
Beach
Locarno Beach is one of the beaches that line English Bay in Vancouver. It is situated in the West Point Grey neighbourhood, between Jericho Beach and the Spanish Banks beaches. Locarno Beach is situated 2½ km south of Burrard Inlet.
Spanish Banks
Beach
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Spanish Banks are a series of beaches in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located along the shores of English Bay in the West Point Grey neighbourhood. Spanish Banks is situated 3 km southwest of Burrard Inlet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Point Grey and UBC-Point Grey.
West Point Grey
Neighborhood
West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. West Point Grey is situated 3½ km south of Burrard Inlet.
UBC-Point Grey
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UBC-Point Grey is a district in the west side of Vancouver occupying a pretty spot at the tip of the Point Grey peninsula. Its main feature is the University of British Columbia, the largest university in British Columbia and one of the larger universities in Canada.
Greektown
Neighborhood
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Greektown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is an area in the Kitsilano neighbourhood that was historically an enclave of Greek immigrants and their descendants. Greektown is situated 4½ km southeast of Burrard Inlet.
Burrard Inlet
- Type: Inlet
- Description: shallow-sided fjord in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Burrard Inlet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Burrard Inlet”
- Catalan: “Burrard Inlet”
- Chinese: “布勒內灣”
- Chinese: “布勒内灣”
- Chinese: “布拉德內灣”
- Czech: “Burrard Inlet”
- Dutch: “Burrard Inlet”
- Finnish: “Burrard Inlet”
- French: “baie Burrard”
- French: “Baie Burrard”
- German: “Burrard Inlet”
- Hebrew: “מפרצון בורארד”
- Italian: “Burrard Inlet”
- Italian: “Insenatura di Burrard”
- Japanese: “バラード入り江”
- Persian: “خلیجک بورارد”
- Persian: “شاخاب بورارد”
- Polish: “Burrard”
- Russian: “Беррард”
- Russian: “Залив Беррард”
- Serbian: “Залив Берард”
- Slovak: “Burrard Inlet”
- Spanish: “Burrard Inlet”
- Swedish: “Burrard Inlet”
- Ukrainian: “Беррард”
- Western Frisian: “Burrard-ynham”
- Western Frisian: “Burrardynham”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dundarave and Ambleside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include English Bay and Jericho Beach Park.
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