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  Victoria, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spanish and British took up the exploration of the northwest coast of North America beginning with the voyage of Captain James Cook in 1776, although the Victoria area of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was not penetrated until 1791.
With the discovery of gold on the British Columbia mainland in 1858, Victoria became the port, supply base, and outfitting centre for miners on their way to the Fraser Canyon gold fields, mushrooming from a population of 300 to over 5000 literally within a few days.
North of the city on the Saanich Peninsula are the Butchart Gardens, one of the biggest tourist attractions on the island, as well as the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria Butterfly Gardens and Centre of the Universe planetarium[6].
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Victoria, British Columbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is the largest urban area on Vancouver Island (not to be confused with the city of Vancouver, which lies 90 minutes northeast by ferry on the British Columbia mainland).
With the discovery of gold on the British Columbia mainland in 1858, Victoria became the port, supply base, and outfitting centre for miners on their way to the Cariboo gold fields.
North of the city on the Saanich Peninsula are the Butchart Gardens, one of the biggest tourist attractions on the island.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Victoria,_British_Columbia   (1582 words)

  
 British Columbia - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
As of 2005, the population estimate is 4,220,000 (British Columbians).
It is bound on the northwest by the U.S. state of Alaska, directly north by Yukon and the Northwest Territories, on the east by Alberta, and on the south by the states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
The southern border of British Columbia was established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty.
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 Lake Cowichan British Columbia real estate
British Columbia continues to attract Canadians and foreigners alike: 22 000 persons settled in the province in 1998, and its population now exceeds 4 million - 13 percent of Canada's total.
The majority of B.C.'s inhabitants are of British origin, but the population includes immigrants and descendants of immigrants of all nationalities.
British Columbia has the most balanced export market of all Canada's provinces, with the United States, Japan, the European Union and the Pacific Rim countries as its clientele.
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