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Vancouver

The North Shore Mountains rise above the city and Vancouver Island across the Strait of Georgia. The downtown area is compact and easy to walk or cycle around.

City Centre
The Downtown area includes The West End, Yaletown, Gastown, Chinatown and Stanley Park.

Kitsilano Area
A trendy area popular with young professionals.

Vancouver South
A residential area with the suburbs of Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole.

UBC
The area around the University of British Columbia .

East Van
The working class area of Vancouver.

North Shore
The north Shore is the area north of the Burrard Inlet.

Burnaby
A suburb with many parks and the largest shopping mall in British Columbia.

Richmond
A with restaurants and shopping and consists of Lulu Island and Sea Island and Vancouver International Airport.

Surrey
Surrey is a large suburb.

Vancouver History
Vancouver was named after Captain George Vancouver who sailed into Vancouver in 1792. Granville was the first settlement. Timber gave Vancouver its early wealth. Some of the trees were used in the construction of Beijing Imperial Palace. Vancouver was formally declared in 1886. Greater Vancouver has about 2 million residents and attracts people from all over the world and has the second largest Chinatown in the world. In 1986 Vancouver hosted Expo 86 World Fair. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be hosted in Vancouver .