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The
maps shown here orient the visitor to the southwest and Vancouver Island
regions of the Province.
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B.C. Southwest Tour Map
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Base
terrain map researched from Dept.of Atmospheric Sciences, University
of Washington. Cartographic enhancements by the webmaster.
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Orientation
Map to start your trip.
This map shows principal routes in the southwest and Vancouver
Island region. Each of the diamond points you see on this
map can be clicked to directly travel a highway depicted
in the Road Tours.
For visitors from the United States, click on the diamond
point south of Olympia or at Seattle to begin your travel northward
on Interstate 5 to the Canadian border.
Or, begin
your journey with a Circle Route Tour.
The Road Tours also follow a collection of Circle Routes
which have been established in British Columbia. Circle Routes
have been set for travellers to undertake a circular tour
of different parts of B.C. Some Road Tours follow parts of a few
of the provincial Circle Routes. To view the Circle Routes
which are followed by the B.C. Highways website and
sample one of the Circle Routes as a Road Tour, click
here. |
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Lower
Mainland
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The
Lower Mainland is a local term for the area of B.C. comprising
of the Vancouver region and the Fraser Valley from
Vancouver to Hope. The picture below - taken at an altitude
of 211 nautical miles (391 km) aboard the Space Shuttle -
shows the topography of the Lower Mainland. Major through
highways are shown in red, with the Canadian / U.S.
border in blue. The region comprises of approximatly 2/3
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Image
courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA
Johnson Space Center [ http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov]
Mission
Roll number: ISS006-E31363 Cartographic enhancements by
the webmaster. |
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map resourced from Ministry of Transportation. Cartographic adjustments
and enhancements by the webmaster. |
This
map shows Lower Mainland area highways that have been set with
a road tour. Click on a blue diamond
point to begin
travel on one of these routes. Click on the airport symbol
to begin travel from the airport. |
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