Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport an the mainland of Jouthwestern British Colombia , Canada
Vancouver is on a peninsula on the West Coast of Canada , less than a one - hour driver north of the Canada- U.S border
Between Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean to the west is a large island called Vancouver Island .On the south shore of vancouver is the Fraser River , which flows west into the Strait of Georgia . The water along the north shine is called Burrat Inlet
Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre.With over 250.000 residents , Vancouver is the fourth most densely populated city in North America behind New York City , San Francisco , and Mexico City according
to the 2011 census . Vancouver was one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse
cities in Canada ;52 % of its residents have a fing language other than English.Vancouver is
classed as a Beta global city
