a province of W Canada, on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests, rich mineral resources, and important fisheries. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 4 400 057 (2011 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles)
Abbreviation: BC
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Brit′ish Colum′bia,
- Place Namesa province in W Canada on the Pacific coast. 2,406,212;
366,255 sq. mi. (948,600 sq. km). Cap.: Victoria.
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- Bellabella
- Bellacoola
- Bennett
- British Columbian
- Burgess Shale
- California gold fern
- Cariboo Mountains
- Carrier
- Cascade Range
- Chilkoot Pass
- Coast Mountains
- Columbia
- Cranbrook
- Dawson Creek
- Esquimalt
- Fraser
- Haida
- Haida Gwaii
- Heiltsuk
- Kamloops
- Kaska
- Kelowna
- Kitimat
- Kodiak bear
- Kootenay
- Kootenay Lake
- Kutenai
- Langley
- Mount Robson Park
- Nanaimo
- New Westminster
- North Vancouver
- Nuxalk
- Ogopogo
- Okanagan
- Okanagan Lake
- Peace River
- Penticton
- Port Alberni
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody
- Prince George
- Prince Rupert
- Purcell Mountains
- Queen Charlotte Islands
- Robson
- Rocky Mountains