High rise office blocks in downtown Vancouver
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3519 x 5394 px | 29.8 x 45.7 cm | 11.7 x 18 inches | 300dpiLocation:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMore information:
The city is just north of the U.S. (Washington) boundary. It has a fine natural harbour on a superb site facing the sea and mountains. The city is now the industrial, commercial, and financial heart of British Columbia, with trade and transportation as its basic functions. Its ice-free deepwater port, with extensive docks and grain-elevator facilities, handles freighters, a fishing fleet, and ferries (to Vancouver Island) and is connected to mainland Canada and the United States by four major railroads. An international airport serves the city, as do roads to the eastern provinces (Trans-Canada Highway) and Seattle, Wash., which is located 125 miles (200 km) to the south. Wood processing, based on the extensive forest resources of the hinterland, is one of Vancouver's major industries. Power for sawmilling and plywood and paper manufacturing is provided by hydroelectric developments to the north and by oil and natural-gas pipelines from Alberta. Other significant economic activities include food processing, fishing, shipbuilding, metal fabricating, and printing and publishing. Will play host (along with Whistler) to the 2010 Winter Olympics.