British Columbia Geography

British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province on the shores of the Pacific Ocean . By area (944 735 km²), it is the third province of Canada .

British Columbia Geography
Part of the world	America
Region	Western canada
Coordinates
Square	944 735 km² water: 2.1% land: 97.9%
Coastline	27 000 km
Borders	USA Alaska , Washington , Idaho , Montana ; Canadian provinces of Alberta , Yukon and Northwest Territories
Highest point	mount ferueter 4663 m
Lowest point	Pacific Ocean sea ​​level
Largest river	Fraser River 1368 km

The province is about 4 times larger than the UK , 2.5 times larger than Japan , and in Russia it is second only to Yakutia , the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and the Tyumen Region .

In the north-west , the state of Alaska borders on it, in the north - the Yukon and North-Western territories , in the east - Alberta , and in the south - the US states of Washington , Idaho and Montana .

The southern boundary of British Columbia was defined by the Oregon Treaty of 1846. Mountain ranges rise over the province, including the Canadian Rockies , the Coastal Range , the Cascade Mountains and the Columbia Mountains .

Most of the population is concentrated on the Pacific coast, especially in the Vancouver region, located on the southwestern tip of the continent, in Lower Mainland .