Spanish Banks
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.Photo: KetaDesign, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Spanish Banks Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locarno Beach and Jericho Beach.
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.
Jericho Beach
Beach
Photo: Flying Penguin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Aberthau House
House
Photo: Chris10chan, Public domain.
Aberthau House is a spacious heritage mansion in Tudor Revival style, located at the intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Trimble Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, which currently serves as a facility of the neighbourhood's community centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include UBC-Point Grey and West Point Grey.
UBC-Point Grey
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Greektown
Neighborhood
Photo: Tavis Ford, CC BY 2.0.
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 3½ km southeast of Spanish Banks.
Spanish Banks
- Category: landform
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27711° or 49° 16′ 38″ northLongitude
-123.21967° or 123° 13′ 11″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
84XR7QGJ+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 341694642OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Spanish Banks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spanish Banks (lapyahan)”
- Cebuano: “Spanish Banks”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سبانيش بانكس”
- Swedish: “Spanish Banks”
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