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Vancouver is a family name and a place name. Most places are named for Captain George Vancouver, 18th Century British naval officer and explorer of North America's Pacific north coast. For the detailed etymology, see Wiktionary. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... A life sized statue covered in gold of George Vancouver on top of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 – May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of North America, including the Pacific coast along the Canadian...

Places

Cities

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, incorporated 1886
• Vancouver, Washington, United States, incorporated 1857
• North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, actually two distinct municipalities in the Greater Vancouver Regional District
  • North Vancouver, British Columbia (city), incorporated 1907
  • North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality), incorporated 1891
• West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, incorporated 1912, also part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District

This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Nickname: Vancouver USA, The Couve Motto: A colorful past, a bright future Location in Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Clark County Founded 1825 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Royce Pollard Area  - City  46. ... The Capilano Suspension Bridge There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia that use the name North Vancouver. ... This article is about the City of North Vancouver. ... This article is about the District of North Vancouver. ... West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia. ...

Electoral Districts

• Vancouver (electoral districts), for all federal and provincial electoral districts in the City of Vancouver and those which have the name Vancouver in their title, also includes some Vancouver Island electoral districts.
• New Westminster (electoral districts) for other Greater Vancouver area electoral districts.

This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title. ... New Westminster was the name, or part of the name, of several Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts. ...

Other

• Greater Vancouver Regional District, which includes the entire Vancouver metropolitan area.
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, which contains the city of Victoria, but not the city of Vancouver
• Fort Vancouver, a 19th century fur trading post, located in present-day Vancouver, Washington.
• Mount Vancouver on the Yukon-Alaska border
• East Vancouver, a region within Vancouver, British Columbia
• Vancouver Lake, a lake in Vancouver, Washington

Motto: Building a sustainable region Area 2,878. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudsons Bay Company in the companys Columbia District (known to Americans as the Oregon Country). ... Mount Vancouver is the eighth highest mountain in Canada and is located in Kluane National Park and Reserve. ... Location of East Vancouver neighbourhoods. ... Vancouver Lake is a widespread lake in Vancouver, Washington, United States (right across the river from Portland, Oregon). ...

Sports

• Vancouver Canucks, a National Hockey League team from 1945–present
• Vancouver Grizzlies, an National Basketball Association team from 1995–2001
• Vancouver Maroons (formerly the Millionaires), a Western Canada Hockey League team from 1922–1926.
  • Vancouver Millionaires, a PCHA ice hockey team, 1911–1922
• Vancouver Whitecaps, a USL First Division soccer team, 1974–1986 and 2001–present.
  • Vancouver 86ers, a Canadian Soccer League team from 1986–2001
• Vancouver Blazers, a World Hockey Association team from 1973–1975
• Vancouver Ravens, a National Lacrosse League team from 2002–2004
• Vancouver Canadians, a Northwest League Minor league baseball team from 2000–present
• Vancouver Volcanoes, a International Basketball League team from 2005–present

The Vancouver Canucks are the professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Memphis Grizzlies are a National Basketball Association team based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1911 to 1926. ... The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1911 to 1926. ... The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... The Vancouver Whitecaps are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... The Philadelphia Blazers were an ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA). ... The Vancouver Ravens were a member of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), a professional sports league in North America, from 2002 to 2004. ... League Northwest League Division Western Year founded 2000 Major League affiliation Oakland Athletics Home ballpark Nat Bailey Stadium Previous home ballparks City Vancouver, British Columbia Current uniform colors Red, White, and Blue Previous uniform colors Logo design A block C or script V Division titles 2 (2004,2005) League titles... The Vancouver Volcanoes are an International Basketball League (2005-) franchise in Vancouver, Washington. ...

Naval ships

• HMCS Vancouver
  • HMCS Vancouver (F6A), a Royal Canadian Navy S-class destroyer
  • HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), a Canadian Forces Halifax class frigate
• D33, HMS Vacouver was renamed HMS Vimy, a Royal Navy V-class destroyer.
• USS Vancouver (LPD-2), a United States Navy Raleigh class amphibious transport dock

Three Canadian Forces naval ships have been named HMCS Vancouver, after the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... HMCS Vancouver was a S-Class destroyer in the Royal Canadian Navy during the early 1900s. ... The third HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, launched in July 1989 as the second vessel of its class. ... HMS Wolverine from astern The V and W class was an amalgam of very similar oil-fueled destroyer classes built around the end of the First World War for the Royal Navy. ... USS Vancouver (LPD-2), named for a city in Washington state, was a Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock. ...

Other uses

• Vancouver Expedition, a five year voyage commanded by George Vancouver in 1791
• Vancouver system, a style of referencing
• Vancouver Special, an architectural style used to describe homes built in the 1970s in Vancouver
• Vancouver Sun, a Vancouver, British Columbia, newspaper
• Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, a 1960s-vintage Motown band
• "Vancouver", a song in Jeff Buckley's 1998 album, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

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