Showing posts with label British Columbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Columbia. Show all posts

Monday, 26 September 2011

3 Places to Visit

1. Othello Tunnels 
 
Othello Tunnels; a quintet of railway tunnels located just past Hope, BC in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park.The tunnels were built in 1914 and links to the Hope-Nicola Cattle Trail


2. Yoho National Park 
 
Located in the Candian Rocky Mountains in Southern British Columbia. "Yoho" comes from a Cree word meaning amazement. Yoho is the smallest of the four neighboring national parks, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Banff National Park, covering 1,313 km² (507 mi²) 


3. Vancouver Aquarium 

The Aquarium is located in Stanley Park in Vancouver and has been open since June 15, 1956. It is the Canada's largest public aquarium and one of the five largest in North America. 

Climate Characteristics

Winters on the coast are temperate, however most of British Columbia’s interior has freezing temperatures and snow fall from November to March. In July on the south of BC, temperatures can be higher than 30°C and on the coast, temperatures range from 22°C to 28°C. The annual rainfall 217.9 mm

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

BC Landform Regions


British Columbia has two landform regions; Western Cordillera and Interior Plains. Western Cordillera covers Western Canada (British Columbia and Yukon Territory) and contains many mountains. Interior Plains, often called "the prairies" contains mostly flat and fertile soil, mostly covering Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.