At 952,263 square kilometres, British Columbia is Canada's third largest province, occupying nearly 10 per cent of Canada's land surface.
There are 6,500 islands off the BC coast, with a total coastline stretching 27,000 kilometres.
All of France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland could fit comfortably within the province, and only 30 countries in the world larger than British Columbia..

At: 31,284 square kilometres (12,076 square miles) makes Vancouver Island the largest island in the Pacific Ocean.
Length from North to South: 460 kilometres (286 miles) - almost the length of Ireland.
Della Falls in Strathcona Park is the highest waterfall in North America. (440 metres high or 1,443 feet)

With a land area of 113.1 square km and a Population of 1,831,665 it is Canadas third largest city.
More than 3,000 ships trading with over 90 nations visit Vancouver's harbors every year.
Vancouver lives where the mountains meet the sea. Its geography has led to its moderate climate and is the basis for its economy.