Capilano River
The Capilano River flows from north to south through the Coast Mountains on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet between British Columbia's district municipalities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver and empties into Burrard Inlet, opposite Stanley Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lions Gate Bridge and Park Royal Shopping Centre.
Lions Gate Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.
Park Royal Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Park Royal Shopping Centre, also known as simply Park Royal, opened in 1950, is a shopping mall located in West Vancouver and X̱wemelch'stn, British Columbia, Canada.
Propect Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Colin Knowles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Propect Point Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Vancouver and Coal Harbour.
West Vancouver
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Vancouver is a suburban area of Vancouver's North Shore in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It has a few good parks, excellent hikes and some of the most expensive property in Canada.
Coal Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Coal Harbour is a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline. Coal Harbour is situated 3½ km south of Capilano River.
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.
Capilano River
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Capilano River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Capilano”
- Cebuano: “Capilano River”
- Chinese: “卡比蘭奴河”
- Chinese: “卡皮拉诺河”
- French: “Capilano River”
- French: “Capilano”
- German: “Capilano River”
- German: “Capilano”
- Hebrew: “נהר קפילנו”
- Irish: “Abhainn Capilano”
- Italian: “Capilano”
- Japanese: “キャピラノ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Capilano River”
- Persian: “رودخانه کپیلانو”
- Persian: “رودخانهٔ کپیلانو”
- Spanish: “río Capilano”
- Spanish: “Río Capilano”
- Swedish: “Capilano River”
- Urdu: “کیپیلانو دریا”
- Welsh: “Afon Capilano”
- “Capilano”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Park Royal and Capilano Indian Reserve 5.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capilano Lighthouse and First Narrows.
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