Exploration of the Fraser River
Exploration of the Fraser River is a monument in Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia. Exploration of the Fraser River is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Simon Fraser Viewpoint, as well as near the park TRIUMF Circle and Isaac Newton’s Apple Trees.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thunderbird Sports Centre and Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
Thunderbird Sports Centre
Sports venue
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The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Greater Vancouver, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Thunderbird Sports Centre is situated 2½ km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Museum
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The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Beaty Biodiversity Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River.
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Museum
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The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada displays world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Museum of Anthropology at UBC is situated 4 km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include UBC-Point Grey and Dunbar–Southlands.
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.
Dunbar–Southlands
Suburb
Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood situated on the western side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches north from the Fraser River and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser and English Bay. Dunbar–Southlands is situated 3 km east of Exploration of the Fraser River.
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 northeast of Exploration of the Fraser River.
Exploration of the Fraser River
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “Although Spanish seamen had noted the Fraser estuary in 1791, when Alexander Mackenzie reached the upper Fraser in 1793 on his way to the Pacific, he thought he was on the Columbia. Simon Fraser and John Stuart of the North West Company explored the river”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.24122° or 49° 14′ 28″ northLongitude
-123.22703° or 123° 13′ 37″ westOpen location code
84XR6QRF+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6230819155OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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