1. Vancouver is a city in Washington, USA.

Long before the independence of the United States, people lived in Vancouver today. At that time, the residents were all Native Americans. Europeans began to set foot in the area in 1775. But it was after 1824 that Europeans officially settled in Vancouver.

These Europeans are mainly engaged in fur trade. Since then, these belts have been governed by the United States and Britain under a joint agreement. Later, due to territorial disputes, a new agreement was signed with Britain in 1846, and Vancouver officially fell into the hands of the United States. On January 23, 1857, Vancouver was formally established.

2. Vancouver is a major port city in Canada.

Vancouver, located on the Pacific coast in the southwest of British Columbia, Canada, is a major port city and an important economic center in Canada, as well as a political, cultural, tourism and transportation center in western Canada. The city has been rated as one of the most livable cities in the world by UN-Habitat for many years.

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1. Location (city of Washington, USA):

The United States is the second largest country in America, and its territory includes the mainland of the United States, Alaska in the northwest of North America and Hawaii Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 9,372,61 square kilometers (including land area of 9,158,96 square kilometers and inland water area of about 2, square kilometers).

if you add about 17, square kilometers of U.S. sovereignty in the Great Lakes, and about 1, square kilometers of coastal waters such as estuaries, harbors and inland seas, with an area of 9.63 million square kilometers, if you only count the land area, the United States ranks third, just behind Russia and China, and before Canada.

2. Location (major port city in Canada):

Vancouver is located in the west of the peninsula between Brenner Bay and Fuxi, with an area of 115 square kilometers. The coordinates of the city center are 49 13' north latitude and 123 6' west longitude. Vancouver includes downtown, West End and Stanley Park. The areas south and east of Fuxi can be divided into Wenxi and Wendong according to Ontario Street.

in addition, the municipal government has divided the city into 23 communities. To the south, it is adjacent to the tributary of Fisha River, to the north, it is adjacent to Brenner Bay and English Bay, and Vancouver is backed by coastal mountains and faces strait of georgia.

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