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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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commercial 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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