Place details
Place nameBritish Columbia
Other namesColombie-Britannique, British Columbia, Province of, Province de Colombie-Britannique, New Caledonia
CountryCanada
Latitude55
Longitude-125
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
visited by Sir Francis Drake 1578-1579, Juan de Fuca 1592 & Captain Cook 1778; coast was surveyed by Captain George Vancouver 1790s; nation's most mountainous province; products include lumber, copper, zinc, lead, molybdenum, iron ore, natural gas & oil.