Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right of the photo) from Burrard Inlet, in this view from the southeast at Burnaby Mountain.

Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula (to the south) from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver. Looking northwest to Burrard Inlet from Burnaby Mountain, with Indian Arm extending into the Coast Mountains in the top of the frame. ... Looking northwest to Burrard Inlet from Burnaby Mountain, with Indian Arm extending into the Coast Mountains in the top of the frame. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... The Burrard Peninsula (left to right across upper middle of photo) sits north of the Fraser River, shown here. ... The North Shore Mountains are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains overlooking the Greater Vancouver Regional District to the south. ... West Vancouver is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... This page refers to the City of North Vancouver, for the surrounding District Municipality please see North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality). ... This article is about the District of North Vancouver. ...

The inlet was named by Captain George Vancouver in June 1792, after his friend Sir Harry Burrard. To the Native people the area was named Tsleil-Waututh, the Salishan name of an early Native village at the mouth of Seymour River. Tsleil-Waututh can be translated as “People of the Inlet”. Captain George Vancouver A statue of George Vancouver outside of Vancouver City Hall. ... Sir Harry Burrard (1755-1813) was a British General. ...

Map of the Vancouver area

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Geography

The inlet runs almost directly east from the Strait of Georgia to Port Moody and is urbanized on most of its shores. About two-thirds of the way east from the sea, a secondary, much steeper-sided glacial fjord, Indian Arm, extends straight north from the main inlet, between Belcarra and Deep Cove in North Vancouver, then on into mountainous wilderness. (Indian River, a small dock at the north end of the arm, can be reached by logging road from Squamish.) Strait of Georgia at sunset The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Moody, British Columbia is a small city forming a crescent at the east end of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, and part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... Categories: British Columbia communities | Stub ... Deep Cove looking northeasterly, towards Belcarra. ... Squamish is a growing community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound. ...

From Point Atkinson and Point Grey on the west to Port Moody in the east, the inlet is about 25 km (16 mi) long; Indian Arm extends about 20 km (12 mi) north. Settlements on the shores of Burrard Inlet include Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, and Port Moody. Three bridges, the First Narrows Bridge (aka Lions' Gate Bridge) (built in the 1930s), the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing (1960) and the CNR railway bridge (1969) at the Second Narrows, and the SeaBus passenger ferry, cross the inlet. It is widest (about 3 km) between the First and Second Narrows, also the busiest part of Vancouver's port. Aerial view of Metrotown and central Burnaby from the south, with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver beyond. ... The Lions Gate Bridge The Lions Gate Bridge (49° 18′ 55″ N, 123° 8′ 18″ W) is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of North Vancouver and West Vancouver. ... Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, originally called the Second Narrows Bridge, is the second bridge constructed at the Second (east) Narrows of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Second Narrows Bridge The Second Narrows Bridge crosses the Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver with the North Shore. ... The SeaBus heading toward downtown Vancouver. ...

The westward half of Burrard Inlet and the Port of Vancouver, seen from the east at sunset.

Satellite photo of Vancouver region, with Burrard Inlet running left to right near the top of the image

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The Port of Vancouver

Protected from the open ocean, the deep, calm water of Burrard Inlet forms Vancouver's primary port area, an excellent one for large oceangoing ships. While some of the shoreline is residential and commercial, much is port-industrial, including railyards, terminals for container and bulk cargo ships, grain elevators, and (towards the eastern end) oil refineries. Freighters waiting to load or discharge cargoes in the inlet often anchor in English Bay, which lies south of the mouth of the inlet and is separated from it by Vancouver's downtown peninsula and Stanley Park. Hundreds of thousands of people crowd the beaches around English Bay for the Celebration of Light fireworks competition each summer. ... An areal view of Stanley Park. ...

On the main inlet, a few park areas remain forested as they were centuries ago, but the steep slopes of Indian Arm are so impassable that most have seen no development, despite the proximity of such a major city. Only in 2003 was a rough wilderness hiking trail around the whole of Indian Arm completed, and it was the work of one man over many years.

References

• Early Trails of the Burrard Peninsula, 1945
• 2002 Aerial Photos of Vancouver, including several views of Burrard Inlet and its shores