West Vancouver
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.
Photo: Tawker, CC BY 2.5.
Notable Places in the Area
Lions Gate Bridge
Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge… Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
Stanley Park
Park
Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, and is mostly surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Siwash Rock
Summit
Siwash Rock, also known by its Squamish name Skalsh or Slhx̱í7lsh, is a famous rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Stanley Park. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Tourist attraction
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Msaynevirta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Localities in the Area
West End
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.City Centre
The City Centre is the heart of Vancouver's downtown and contains the city's Financial District, the Granville Entertainment district, and many of its hotels, clubs and historical buildings. Photo: magnusl3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.North Vancouver
North Vancouver is a mostly suburban area across the Burrard Inlet from downtown Vancouver. Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.West Vancouver
- Type: City
- Description: district municipality of British Columbia, Canada
- Category: district municipality
- Location: North Shore, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- Neighbors: Squamish and Vancouver
Latitude 49.3311° or 49° 19' 52" north | Longitude -123.1595° or 123° 9' 34.1" west |
Population 42,500 | United Nations Location Code CA WVR |
Elevation 750 metres (2461 feet) | OpenStreetMap ID node 52556923 |
GeoNames ID 8533869 |
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Also Known As
- Albanian: West Vankuver
- Arabic: فانكوفر الغربية
- Arabic: فانكوفر الغربية، كولومبيا البريطانية
- Bengali: ওয়েস্ট ভ্যানকুভার
- Bulgarian: Западен Ванкувър
- Cebuano: West Vancouver
- Chinese: 西温哥华
- Chinese: 西温哥华区
- Chinese: 西溫
- Chinese: 西溫區
- Chinese: 西溫哥華
- Czech: West Vancouver
- Danish: West Vancouver
- Dutch: West Vancouver
- Esperanto: Okcidenta Vankuvero
- Finnish: West Vancouver
- French: Vancouver Ouest
- French: West Vancouver
- German: West Vancouver
- Greek: Δυτικό Βανκούβερ (Γουέστ Βανκούβερ)
- Gujarati: વેસ્ટ વાનકુવર
- Hebrew: מערב ונקובר
- Hindi: वेस्ट वैंकूवर
- Indonesian: Vancouver Barat
- Italian: West Vancouver
- Japanese: ウェストバンクーバー
- Japanese: ウエストバンクーバー
- Japanese: ウエストバンクーバー地区
- Japanese: ウエストバンクーバー市
- Kannada: ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ವ್ಯಾಂಕೋವರ್
- Korean: 웨스트밴쿠버
- Korean: 웨스트 밴쿠버
- Latvian: Vestvankūvera
- Lithuanian: Vakarų Vankuveris
- Malagasy: West Vancouver
- Malay: West Vancouver
- Marathi: वेस्ट व्हँकुव्हर
- Norwegian: West Vancouver
- Norwegian Bokmål: West Vancouver
- Persian: وست ونکوور
- Persian: ونکوور غربی
- Polish: West Vancouver
- Portuguese: West Vancouver
- Russian: Вест-Ванкувер
- Sinhala: බටහිර වැන්කුවර්
- Slovak: West Vancouver
- Slovenian: West Vancouver
- Spanish: West Vancouver
- Swedish: West Vancouver
- Tamil: மேற்கு வான்குவெர்
- Telugu: వెస్ట్ వాంకోవర్
- Thai: เวสต์แวนคูเวอร์
- Turkish: West Vancouver
- Ukrainian: Західний Ванкувер
- Urdu: ویسٹ وینکوور
- Vietnamese: Tây Vancouver
- Western Frisian: West Vancouver
Other Places Named West Vancouver
- West VancouverBritish Columbia, Canada
- West VancouverPost office, British Columbia, Canada
In the Area
Localities
- HollyburnSuburb
- AmblesideSuburb
- Sentinel HillSuburb
- CedardaleSuburb
- Park RoyalSuburb
- DundaraveSuburb
Landmarks
- Navvy Jack PointCape
- Sentinel HillHill
- Capilano LighthouseLighthouse
- Capilano RiverStream
- First NarrowsChannel
- Prospect PointCape
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