Vancouver

A [Canadian city]?, in the province? of British Columbia. It is a major seaport and the largest metropolitan centre in western Canada, home to 560,000 Canadians?. An additional 2,000,000 other Canadians live in the surrounding area, known as the Lower Mainland.

Vancouver assumes its name from that of the first European explorer to find it, the British naval captain? George Vancouver, who landed in 1792.

City website: <A HREF="http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/">http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/</A>;