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Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Winters in Greater Vancouver are the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities after nearby Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan, all on Vancouver Island. Vancouver's growing season averages 237 days, from March 18 until November 10. Vancouver's 1981–2010 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone ranges from 8A to 9A depending on elevation…
Average elevation: 34 m
Coquitlam
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Like much of Metro Vancouver, Coquitlam has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate type Cfb), experiencing mild temperatures and high precipitation; warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. However, compared to most other cities in the area, precipitation is especially heavy in Coquitlam due to its proximity to…
Average elevation: 190 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Burnaby occupies 98.6 square kilometres (38.1 sq mi) and is located at the geographic centre of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. The regional district's government is located in Burnaby's Metrotown area. Situated between the city of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam, and New Westminster on…
Average elevation: 59 m
Kelowna
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan
Kelowna is classified as a humid continental climate or an inland oceanic climate per the Köppen climate classification system due to its coldest month having an average temperature slightly above −3.0 °C (26.6 °F) and below 0 °C (32 °F), with dry, hot, sunny summers and cool, cloudy winters, and four…
Average elevation: 704 m
Revelstoke
Canada > British Columbia > Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
A small ski resort featuring a single short lift has operated on Mount MacKenzie since the 1960s, and snowcat skiing was offered for higher altitudes. A strong movement pushed to expand the entire mountain into a single resort, and construction started in the early 2000s (decade).
Average elevation: 982 m
Mill Bay
Canada > British Columbia > Cowichan Valley Regional District > Area A (Mill Bay / Malahat)
Average elevation: 61 m
Prince George
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Average elevation: 685 m
Tsawwassen
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Delta
Average elevation: 12 m
Saltspring Island
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District > Salt Spring Island Electoral Area
Average elevation: 72 m
Hagwilget
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine > Area B (Suskwa/Kitwanga/Kispiox)
Average elevation: 337 m
Field
Canada > British Columbia > Columbia-Shuswap Regional District > Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)
Field is an unincorporated community of approximately 169 people located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, within the confines of Yoho National Park. At an elevation of 1,256 m (4,121 ft), it is 27 km (17 mi) west of Lake Louise along the Trans-Canada Highway, which…
Average elevation: 1,593 m
Gabriola Island
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Nanaimo > Area B (DeCourcy/Gabriola/Mudge)
Gabriola is about 14 kilometres (9 mi) long by 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) wide on average with a land area of 57.6 square kilometres (22.2 sq mi). The topography varies from flat sandy beaches at sea level to forested hills rising to 160 metres (525 ft) on Stoney Ridge in the centre of the island.
Average elevation: 26 m
West Kelowna
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan
Average elevation: 649 m
Coquitlam
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Coquitlam
Southwest Coquitlam comprises the original core of the city, with Maillardville and Fraser River industrial sector giving way to the large residential areas of Austin Heights, colloquially referred to as "The Bump" due to its high and flat plateau topography. These older residences, with larger property…
Average elevation: 230 m
Mayne Island
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District > Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area > Mayne
Average elevation: 26 m
Vancouver Island
The rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 6,650 mm (262 in) at Hucuktlis Lake on the west coast…
Average elevation: 411 m
Kamloops
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Kamloops
Average elevation: 875 m
Mission
Canada > British Columbia > Fraser Valley Regional District
The western part of the district, the Stave Valley, is largely rural and forested but its watercourse is home to what was the largest hydroelectric project in British Columbia until the Bridge River Power Project opened in 1961. It was built by the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) to provide power to…
Average elevation: 345 m
Fraser River
Canada > British Columbia > Chilliwack > Hope > Deroche
Similar to the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon, the Fraser exploits a topographic cleft between two mountain ranges separating a more continental climate (in this case, that of the British Columbia Interior) from a milder climate near the coast. When an Arctic high-pressure area moves into the…
Average elevation: 865 m
Prince Rupert
Canada > British Columbia > North Coast Regional District
Prince Rupert Airport (YPR/CYPR) is on Digby Island. Its position is 54°17′10″N 130°26′41″W / 54.28611°N 130.44472°W / 54.28611; -130.44472, and its elevation is 35 m (116 ft) above sea level. The airport consists of one runway, one passenger terminal, and two aircraft stands. Access to…
Average elevation: 91 m
Mount Ulysses
Canada > British Columbia > Peace River Regional District > Area B (Finlay Valley/Beatton Valley)
Average elevation: 2,355 m
Fairmont Hot Springs
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of East Kootenay > Area F (Columbia Lake/Windermere Lake)
Average elevation: 920 m
Township of Langley
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Average elevation: 47 m
Pemberton
Canada > British Columbia > Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
The climate of Pemberton is very warm and dry in the summer and mild and wet in the winter. Pemberton is an ecologically complex and diverse zone which is referred to as the Coast-Interior Transition zone. Moving from west to east in the direction of the prevailing winds and taking into consideration the…
Average elevation: 1,005 m
Aldergrove
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Township of Langley
Average elevation: 107 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Burnaby
Burnaby occupies 98.60 square kilometres (38.07 sq mi) and is located at the geographic centre of the Metro Vancouver area and home to the Metro Vancouver regional government in Metrotown. Situated between the city of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam, and New Westminster on the east, Burnaby is…
Average elevation: 144 m
Langley Township
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Township of Langley > Langley Township
Average elevation: 37 m
Stanley Park
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Vancouver
Average elevation: 14 m
Shawnigan Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Cowichan Valley Regional District > Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
Average elevation: 128 m
Penticton
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Penticton is located at the geographical coordinates of 49°29′28″N 119°35′19″W / 49.49111°N 119.58861°W / 49.49111; -119.58861 (Penticton) and covers an area of 42.10 km2 (16.25 sq mi), with a maximum north–south distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) wide between the Okanagan Lake to the north…
Average elevation: 702 m
South Slocan
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Kootenay > Area H (The Slocan Valley)
Average elevation: 578 m
Blind Bay
Canada > British Columbia > Columbia-Shuswap Regional District > Area C (Blind Bay/Sorrento)
Average elevation: 414 m
University Endowment Lands
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Snowfalls are also more common than many parts of the City of Vancouver because of the area's higher altitude and the lack of an urban heat island due to less terrestrial development.
Average elevation: 58 m
Princeton
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Average elevation: 710 m
Bowen Island
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Bowen Island Municipality
Average elevation: 106 m
Whistler
Canada > British Columbia > Squamish-Lillooet Regional District > Whistler Resort Municipality > Whistler
Average elevation: 996 m
Roberts Creek
Canada > British Columbia > Sunshine Coast Regional District > Area D (Roberts Creek)
Average elevation: 56 m
Garnet Valley Dam
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen > Summerland
Average elevation: 799 m
Lone Cone
Canada > British Columbia > Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District > Area C (Long Beach)
Average elevation: 210 m
Cherryville
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of North Okanagan > Area E (Cherryville/East Creighton)
Average elevation: 643 m
District of North Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Average elevation: 358 m
Okanagan Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan > Kelowna
Average elevation: 1,194 m
Alexis Creek
Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District > Area K (East Chilcotin)
Average elevation: 814 m
Iskut
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine > Area D (Iskut/Big Raven)
Average elevation: 930 m
Lake Country
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan
Average elevation: 650 m
Fort St. John
Canada > British Columbia > Peace River Regional District
Sitting at an elevation of 690 m (2,260 ft), Fort Saint John is situated within a low-lying valley near the eastern foothills of the Muskwa Ranges and Hart Ranges of the Northern Rockies. Prairies lie to the east and north, while to the west the Rocky Mountains form a rain shadow. The city is built on…
Average elevation: 676 m
Quadra Island
Canada > British Columbia > Strathcona Regional District > Area B (Discovery Islands/Mainland Inlets)
Average elevation: 128 m