States or Territories

British Columbia

Province

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "British Columbia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/british-columbia.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). British Columbia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/british-columbia

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-british-columbia,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {British Columbia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/british-columbia},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The 2021 census recorded a population of 5,000,879 across an area of 944,735 square kilometers, and its capital is Victoria.

Facts

Capital

Victoria 1

Population

5,000,879 1

2021 figure from British Columbia's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2021 1

Area (sq km)

944,735 1

Latitude

54 degrees north 1

Longitude

125 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Canada

British Columbia is a province of Canada.

Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)

Vancouver

vancouver is associated with british-columbia.

Source Vancouver (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

British Columbia is on continent.

Source British Columbia (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. British Columbia (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section

Quote, Lead section

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts, and grassy plains.

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1. British Columbia (Wikipedia)

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