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 near the scenic viewpoint Simon Fraser Viewpoint, as well as near the park TRIUMF Circle and Isaac Newton’s Apple Trees.- Monument
- …is inscribed with “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”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Thunderbird Sports Centre and Thunderbird Stadium.
Thunderbird Sports Centre
The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED…
2½ km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River
Thunderbird Stadium
Thunderbird Stadium is a stadium on the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada.
2 km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a natural history…
3 km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River
Places in the Area
Nearby places include UBC-Point Grey and Dunbar–Southlands.
Dunbar–Southlands
Suburb
Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood situated on the…
3 km east of Exploration of the Fraser River
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Suburb
The University of British Columbia Vancouver…
3 km northwest of Exploration of the Fraser River
Exploration of the Fraser River
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Latitude
49.24122° or 49° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
-123.22703° or 123° 13′ 37″ west
Open location code
84XR6QRF+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
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