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Burrard Peninsula, the Glossary

The Burrard Peninsula (Ulksen) is a peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, bounded by the Burrard Inlet to the north, the Georgia Strait to the west, the North Arm of Fraser River to the south, and the Pitt River and Douglas Island to the east.^[1]

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Landforms of Coquitlam
Landforms of Vancouver
Peninsulas of British Columbia

Anmore

Anmore is a village in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Belcarra

Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver.

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BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Brunette River

The Brunette River runs through East Burnaby, New Westminster and Coquitlam, flowing out of Burnaby Lake and to the Fraser River. Burrard Peninsula and Brunette River are landforms of Coquitlam.

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Burnaby

Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.

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Burnaby Lake Regional Park

Burnaby Lake is a lake located in Burnaby, British Columbia and is the focal geographic feature and namesake of Burnaby Lake Regional Park.

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Burnaby Mountain

Burnaby Mountain, elev. Burrard Peninsula and Burnaby Mountain are landforms of Vancouver.

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Burrard Inlet

Burrard Inlet (səl̓ilw̓ət) is a shallow-sided fjord in the northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada. Burrard Peninsula and Burrard Inlet are landforms of Vancouver.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway (Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881.

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Central Park (Burnaby)

Central Park is a urban park in Burnaby, British Columbia, founded in 1891.

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Coast Mountains

The Coast Mountains (La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River.

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Coquitlam

Coquitlam is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

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Coquitlam Lake

Coquitlam Lake is a reservoir located just north of Coquitlam, British Columbia. Burrard Peninsula and Coquitlam Lake are landforms of Coquitlam.

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Coquitlam Mountain

Coquitlam Mountain is a mountain located in northeast Coquitlam, British Columbia, east of Coquitlam Lake and north of Minnekhada Regional Park. Burrard Peninsula and Coquitlam Mountain are landforms of Coquitlam.

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Coquitlam River

The Coquitlam River (/koʊˈkwɪtləm/ or /kəˈkwɪtləm/) is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Burrard Peninsula and Coquitlam River are landforms of Coquitlam.

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Deer Lake (British Columbia)

Deer Lake is a lake in central Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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Depression (geology)

In geology, a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area.

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Douglas Island (British Columbia)

Douglas Island is a island in British Columbia, Canada, located where the Fraser River and Pitt River meet.

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Downtown Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Eagle Mountain (British Columbia)

Eagle Mountain, also known as Eagle Ridge, is the mountainous ridge with many indistinct summits between Buntzen Lake and Coquitlam Lake near Coquitlam, British Columbia. Burrard Peninsula and Eagle Mountain (British Columbia) are landforms of Coquitlam.

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False Creek

False Creek (Faux ruisseau) is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest of the city.

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Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for, into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. Burrard Peninsula and Fraser River are landforms of Vancouver.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Legal person

In law, a legal person is any person or 'thing' (less ambiguously, any legal entity) that can do the things a human person is usually able to do in law – such as enter into contracts, sue and be sued, own property, and so on.

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Lower Mainland

The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

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Metro Vancouver Regional District

The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia.

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Mount Burke (British Columbia)

Mount Burke,, is a mountain located in northeast Coquitlam, British Columbia, north of Port Coquitlam on the ridge system leading to Coquitlam Mountain. Burrard Peninsula and mount Burke (British Columbia) are landforms of Coquitlam.

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New Westminster

New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

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Pacific Spirit Regional Park

Pacific Spirit Regional Park is a park located in the University Endowment Lands, on Point Grey to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Peninsula

A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides.

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Pitt River

The Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. Burrard Peninsula and Pitt River are landforms of Coquitlam.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Point Grey

Point Grey (ʔəlqsən) is a headland marking the southern entrance to English Bay and Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada. Burrard Peninsula and Point Grey are landforms of Vancouver.

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Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada.

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Port Moody

Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

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Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia

Bloedel Floral Conservatory Plaza Cherry Blossoms in spring Park in autumn Duck Pond Queen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver.

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SkyTrain (Vancouver)

SkyTrain is the medium-capacity rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, Canada.

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Squamish language

Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, sníchim meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest.

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Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay.

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Still Creek

Still Creek is a long stream flowing across Central Burnaby, British Columbia and into Burnaby Lake (which outflows into the Brunette River).

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Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia (Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of Washington, United States. Burrard Peninsula and Strait of Georgia are landforms of Vancouver.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Peninsula

Also known as Ulksen.

, Vancouver, West Point Grey.

Burrard Peninsula, the Glossary

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See also

Landforms of Coquitlam

Landforms of Vancouver

Peninsulas of British Columbia

References