English Bay
English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 14,200 residents
- Description: bay in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “English Bay, Vancouver”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inukshuk and Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Inukshuk
Work of art
Photo: Christina Chan, CC BY 2.0.
Inukshuk is an outdoor inuksuk by Alvin Kanak, installed at Vancouver's English Bay, in British Columbia. It stands 6 metres tall and weighs approximately 31,500 kilograms.
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the Canadian Arctic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davie Village and West End.
Davie Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's LGBT subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village, or gaybourhood.
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.
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.
English Bay
- Category: bay
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“English Bay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “English Bay (Vancouver)”
- Basque: “English Bay”
- Catalan: “English Bay”
- Cebuano: “English Bay”
- Chinese: “英吉利海峡”
- Chinese: “英吉利灣”
- Chinese: “英吉烈灣”
- Czech: “English Bay”
- French: “baie des Anglais”
- French: “Baie des Anglais”
- French: “English Bay”
- German: “English Bay”
- Italian: “Baia degli Inglesi”
- Italian: “English Bay”
- Japanese: “イングリッシュベイ”
- Japanese: “イングリッシュ湾”
- Korean: “잉글리시 베이”
- Persian: “انگلیش بی، ونکوور”
- Slovak: “English Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia inglesa (vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahia Inglesa (Vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía inglesa (vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía Inglesa (Vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía Inglesa”
- Spanish: “English Bay”
- Swedish: “English Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kits Point and Granville Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include English Bay Beach and Best Western Plus Sands.
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