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Vancouver (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 49 13 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 49.2167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 123 06 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -123.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: SW British Columbia; is the nation's most significant port on Pacific Ocean; was severely damaged by fire 1886; economic activity includes shipbuilding, metal production, fishing, printing, publishing and wood processing. |
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| Vancouver (preferred,C,V,O,English-P)
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............ | renamed after English navigator Captain George Vancouver 1886 |
| ונקובר (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Granville (H,V)
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............ | original settlement 1870s |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1870s, incorporated in 1886 |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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