A city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the third largest city in Canada and the political, economic and educational center of the Pacific coast region. It is located on the delta at the mouth of the Fraser River, near the border with the United States (Washington State). The climate is characterized by an average temperature of 3°C in January and 18°C in July. The annual precipitation is about 1500mm. It was named after the British navigator G. Vancouver in 1792. Until the 1870s, it was a settlement with a lumber industry, but in the 1880s, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada's first transcontinental railway, led to its development. It was incorporated as a city in 1886, and with the opening of the Panama Canal in 1919, it established its position as an export port for grains and lumber from the Prairie to the East Coast of the United States and Europe. In addition to lumber and paper, food processing, shipbuilding, metal processing, printing and other industries are thriving. It is connected to North Vancouver by the magnificent Lions Gate. It is home to the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Most of Stanley Park near the center of the city is covered with protected natural forest. It is the starting point of four main railway lines to various parts of Canada and the United States, and also has an international airport. Population: 603,502 (2011). Vancouver |
カナダ,ブリティシュコロンビア州南西部の都市。カナダ第3の都市で,太平洋岸地域の政治,経済,教育の中心地。アメリカ合衆国 (ワシントン州) との国境近く,フレーザー川河口のデルタ上に位置する。気候は1月の平均気温3℃,7月の平均気温 18℃。年降水量は約 1500mm。 1792年イギリスの航海者 G.バンクーバーにちなみ命名された。 1870年代まで製材業の立地する集落であったが,80年代になってカナダ最初の大陸横断鉄道カナディアンパシフィック鉄道の建設が機縁となって発展。 86年市制,1919年パナマ運河開通で,プレーリーの穀物や木材の合衆国東海岸やヨーロッパへの輸出港としての地位を確立。製材,製紙業のほか,食品加工,造船,金属加工,印刷業などが盛ん。北バンクーバーとは壮麗なライオンズゲートで結ばれている。ブリティシュコロンビア大学,サイモンフレーザー大学がある。市の中心に近いスタンレー公園の大部分が保護された自然林でおおわれている。カナダ各地とアメリカ合衆国へいたる4本の幹線鉄道の起点であり,国際空港もある。人口 60万3502(2011)。
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