BC Tourism Regions

Size: Area is 944,735km2

3rd biggest province in area (size) 2.6X bigger than Germany and 2.4X bigger than

Japan 25,725km of coastline

Terrain: Most of BC is mountainous Elevations range from 0 (sea level) to 4663m (Mount

Fairweather) 2.1% of area is water (lakes, rivers, etc.)

BC borders on Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Washington, Idaho, Montana & Alaska

BC Geography

BC Tourism Regions

Key cities: Vancouver (metropolitan area – from N. Vancouver to

Langley) Whistler Fraser Valley towns (Abbotsford, Chilliwack)

Key geography: Metro Vancouver Sea to Sky country Sunshine Coast Fraser Country North Shore Mountains

Vancouver Coast & Mountains

Vancouver Island

Key Cities

Victoria Nanaimo Courtenay &

Comox Tofino & Ucluelet

Key Geography Central Island Cowichan Valley

Gulf Islands North Central North Island Pacific Rim South Island

Thompson Okanagan

Key Cities: Kelowna, Penticton,

Vernon (Okanagan cities)

Kamloops Osoyoos Ski resorts: Big White,

Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Apex Mountain

Key Geography

Lakes and vineyards

Semi-desert Armstrong area

farms Mountain resorts

Northern BC

Key Cities:

Prince George Prince Rupert Fort St. John

Key Geography: Haida Gwaii

(Queen Charlotte Islands)

Northeastern BC Northwestern BC

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Key Cities: Bella Coola 100 Mile House Williams Lake Quesnel

Key Geography: Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Kootenay Rockies

Key Cities: Revelstoke Radium Hot Springs Nelson Cranbrook Fernie

Key Geography:

Hot Springs Rocky Mountains

Ranchlands

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BC Regions

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