British Columbia Quick Facts: POPULATION: 4,254,500 AREA: 944,735 square kilometres TIME ZONE: Pacific (GMT-8) except some Eastern Rockies communities which are Central Time Zone ABBREVIATION: BC OTHER COMMON ABBREVIATIONS: B.C. CAPITAL CITY: Victoria OTHER MAJOR CITIES: Vancouver, Richmond, Kelowna MAJOR RESORTS: Whistler, Vancouver Island | British Columbia National Parks • Glacier • Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada • Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site • Kootenay National Park of Canada • Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada • Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada • Yoho National Park of Canada
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