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Photo: Tim Gouw punttim, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.Test your knowledge of Canada's breathtaking westernmost province, from its rugged coastal islands and legendary monsters to its historic landmarks.
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Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, is the historic capital of British Columbia. Many people mistakenly assume Vancouver is the capital because it is the largest metropolitan area in the province. Victoria is famous for its British colonial heritage and stunning historic architecture.
Photo: MARELBU, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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Stanley Park is a 405-hectare green space right next to downtown Vancouver, with a famous seawall path, beaches and about half a million trees. It was never laid out by a landscape architect: much of it is forest that grew back after logging in the 1800s, and some of its trees are hundreds of years old.
Photo: The original uploader was Soggybread at English Wikipedia., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Nanaimo bar is a legendary Canadian dessert consisting of a wafer crust, custard-flavored butter icing, and melted chocolate. Named after the city of Nanaimo, its first printed recipe appeared in the early 1950s. Today, you can even follow a dedicated trail to sample local variations.
Photo: Stephanie Spencer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.
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Ogopogo is a mythical lake monster deeply rooted in Indigenous Secwépemc and Syilx folklore, where it was known as Naitaka. Descriptions often paint it as a multi-humped serpent. In 1990, Canada Post even featured this famous local legend on a national postage stamp.
Photo: Hamedog at English Wikipedia; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:39, 26 Septembe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Pacific dogwood was adopted as British Columbia's official flower in 1956. It grows as a tree and produces beautiful white blooms in the spring and sometimes again in autumn. It is protected by provincial law, meaning you cannot legally harvest its branches or flowers.
Photo: Paul Schultz from Kenmore, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Fraser River stretches for 1,375 kilometers, starting in the Rocky Mountains and emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Vancouver. It is the lifeblood of BC's salmon populations. The Columbia River is also massive but crosses into the United States, making the Fraser the longest entirely within the province.
Photo: M. Lounsbery, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Haida Gwaii officially reclaimed its traditional name in 2010 as part of a historic reconciliation agreement. It is the ancestral home of the Haida Nation and is renowned for its stunning mossy rainforests, ancient totem poles, and incredibly unique wildlife subspecies.
Photo: Christine Rondeau from Vancouver, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Kermode bear, or spirit bear, is a rare subspecies of black bear carrying a recessive gene that turns its fur creamy white. They are highly sacred to the local First Nations. Interestingly, their white coats actually make them more successful at catching salmon during the day than black bears.
Photo: The original uploader was Jackmont at English Wikipedia., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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At about 4,019 metres, Mount Waddington in the Coast Mountains is the highest peak entirely within British Columbia; Mount Fairweather, on the border with Alaska, is taller. Waddington is remote and famously hard to climb because of its wild, icy weather, and was once nicknamed Mystery Mountain.
Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Terry Fox grew up in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. After losing his right leg to cancer, he set out to run across Canada and covered 5,373 kilometres in 143 days, until his cancer returned and forced him to stop near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The yearly Terry Fox Run has since raised over a billion Canadian dollars for cancer research.
Photo: Jeremy Gilbert, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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