British Columbia

also commonly referred to by its initials BC or B.C., (French: Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.), is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest, along with the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858, reflecting its origins as the British remainder of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.

The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada, named for the Queen who created the Colony of British Columbia. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. In October 2013, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,606,371 (about 2.5 million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). Very Simple, Pictures of Beautiful British Columbia. The Landscapes, The People, The Wildlife, the Forests, The Lake, The Rivers, The Mountains, The Pacific Ocean and its Coast Line, The Beaches, The Cities, The Towns, The Mountains, The Ski Resorts, The Parks, The Sports, The Sunsets, The Sunrises.