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British Columbia (/) ('''BC''') ( (, ''C.-B.'') is the westernmost of Canada 's Provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, ''Splendor sine occasu'' ("Splendour without Sunset (Diminishment)"). It was the sixth province to join the Canadian Confederation and residents are referred to as ''British Columbians.'' The capital of British Columbia is Victoria while the largest city is Vancouver , which is also Canada's third-largest metropolitan area. GEOGRAPHY See Also: Geography of British Columbia See Also: Demographics of British Columbia , near Vancouver , B.C.]] British Columbia is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by the American state of Alaska on the northwest, and to the north by the Yukon and the Northwest Territories , on the east by the province of Alberta , and on the south by the U.S. States of Washington , Idaho , and Montana . The current southern border of British Columbia was established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty , although its history is tied with lands as far south as the California border. British Columbia's land area is 944,735 square kilometres (364,764 square miles) which is about the size of France, Germany and the Netherlands combined. It is larger than the total area of Washington, Oregon and California. British Columbia's Rugged Coastline stretches for more than 27,000 kilometres (16,780 miles), and includes deep, mountainous fjords and about 6,000 islands, most of which are uninhabited. |
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