Vancouver

The 2006 Winter Olympics will take place in Vancouver, Canada.

Where is Vancouver?

Vancouver is a coastal city in British Columbia in Western Canada.

Facts about Vancouver

Vancouver is Canada's 3rd largest city (Toronto is the largest)

Vancouver is North America's second largest Port

Vancouver sits atop one of the worlds most dangerous faults. An earthquake greater than 8 on the Richter scale is expected eventually.

Vancouver is the birthplace of the one of the worlds largest environmental organizations - Greenpeace

What is the time in Vancouver right now?

Find out about Canada

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