Long before American independence, people lived in Vancouver today. The residents at that time were all Native Americans. 1775 Europeans began to set foot in this area. But Europeans officially settled in Vancouver after 1824.
These Europeans are mainly engaged in fur trade. Since then, these zones have been administered by the United States and Britain under a joint agreement. Later, due to territorial disputes, 1846 signed a new agreement with Britain, and Vancouver officially fell into the hands of the United States. 1857 65438+1October 23rd, Vancouver was formally established.
Vancouver is a major port city in Canada.
Vancouver is located on the Pacific coast in the southwest of British Columbia, Canada. It is a major port city and an important economic center in Canada, as well as a political, cultural, tourism and transportation center in western Canada. This city has been rated as one of the most livable cities in the world by UN-Habitat for many years.
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1. Location (Washington, USA):
The United States is the second largest country in the Americas, and its territory includes the mainland of the United States, Alaska in the northwest of North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 93726 10/0 square kilometers (including 9158,960 square kilometers of land and about 200,000 square kilometers of inland waters).
If the U.S. sovereign part of the Great Lakes is about 6,543.8+0.7 million square kilometers, and the coastal waters such as estuaries, harbors and inland seas are about 6,543.8+0 million square kilometers, with an area of 9.63 million square kilometers, if only the land area is counted, the United States ranks third, only behind Russia and China, and before Canada.
2. Location (major ports and cities in Canada):
Vancouver is located in the west of the peninsula between brenner Bay and Fuxi, with an area of 1 15 square kilometers. The coordinates of the city center are 4913' N and123 06' W.. Vancouver includes downtown, West Side and Stanley Park. The areas south and east of Fuxi can be divided into Wenxi and Wendong according to the streets of Ontario.
In addition, the municipal government has divided the city into 23 communities. It is adjacent to the tributary of the Fraser River in the south, brenner Bay and English Bay in the north, and Vancouver is backed by coastal mountains and faces strait of georgia.
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