Vancouver (disambiguation)

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Vancouver is a major city in British Columbia, Canada.

Vancouver may also refer to:

Places

Mount Vancouver, a mountain on the Yukon–Alaska border
Mount Vancouver (New Zealand), a mountain in the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand

Canada

Greater Vancouver, a metropolitan area whose urban center is Vancouver, BC
Metro Vancouver Regional District, a British Columbia regional district that encompasses Vancouver and surrounding municipalities
Vancouver (electoral districts), electoral districts in Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Island, a major landmass off the western coast of British Columbia
Vancouver River, a river emptying into Prince of Wales Reach of Jervis Inlet

United States

Vancouver, Washington
- Fort Vancouver, a 19th-century fur trading post in present-day Vancouver
- Vancouver Barracks, a former U.S. Army station near Fort Vancouver
Vancouver Lake, a lake in Clark County, Washington

Vessels

Vancouver (steamboat), a cargo steamer owned and operated by the Hudson's Bay Company
HMCS Vancouver (F6A), a Royal Canadian Navy S-class destroyer
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), a Canadian Forces Halifax-class frigate
USS Vancouver (LPD-2), a US Navy Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock

Music

Vancouver (album), 2009 album by Matthew Good
Vancouver (EP), 2006 EP by La Dispute
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, a 1960s-vintage Motown band

Other uses

Vancouver Expedition, a 1791 voyage commanded by George Vancouver
Vancouver system, a style of referencing
Vancouver Special, an architectural style
Vancouverism, an urban planning and architectural phenomenon

People with the surname

George Vancouver (1757–1798), British naval officer and explorer

See also

East Vancouver, a region within Vancouver, British Columbia
North Vancouver (city)
North Vancouver (district municipality)
Vancouver Bay, British Columbia, a locality and former cannery town on Jervis Inlet
West Vancouver, a part of Metro Vancouver
All pages beginning with Vancouver
All pages with a title containing Vancouver

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