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Picture: Vancouver Lookout--At approximately 167 m above sea level, the Vancouver Lookout is an excellent first stop for all visitors. Enjoy the spectacular 360º view of the city, North Shore Mountains and one of Canada's largest ports. Ride up in the exterior glass elevator, which takes approximately 50 seconds from street level to the top. On deck, you can learn all about Vancouver and the must-see, must-do activities & attractions around the city. Request your free printed guide here>>>

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and in the Pacific Northwest region. It is bounded by the Strait of Georgia, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a British explorer. The name Vancouver itself originates from the Dutch "van Coevorden", denoting somebody from (in Dutch: "van") Coevorden, an old city in The Netherlands.

The population of the city of Vancouver is 611,869 and the population of Metro Vancouver is 2,249,725 (2007 estimate). Vancouver is also part of the slightly larger Lower Mainland metropolitan area which comprises a total population of 2,524,113, making it the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada and the third largest in the country. Vancouver is ethnically diverse, with 52% of city residents and 43% of Metro residents having a first language other than English.

Vancouver is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world. According to a 2008 report by Mercer Human Resource Consulting for example, Vancouver has the fourth highest quality of living in the world, after Zürich, Vienna and Geneva and ranked first in a survey by magazine 'The Economist'. In 2007, according to Forbes, Vancouver had the 6th most overpriced real estate market in the world and second in North America after Los Angeles. In 2007, Vancouver was ranked Canada's second most expensive city to live after Toronto and the 89th most expensive globally, and, in 2006, the 56th most expensive city in which to live among 143 major cities in the world. In 2007, Vancouver was ranked as the 10th cleanest city in the world. [Source: Wikipedia]

Free Guide: To request a free official Vancouver visitors guide, click the picture below to fill out an online form, delivery will take 4-5 weeks.

Vancouver official visitors guide to Greater Vancouver information includes maps, Tourism Vancouver member restaurants, accommodations, attractions, activities, etc.

Source and link: The Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau-Tourism Vancouver

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