La geografia internazionale . spettacolare Esqiiimalt navalharbor, la stazione principale per il Pacifico del Nord Squadronof la flotta britannica. Vancouver, il capolinea occidentale della ferrovia CanadianPacific, è situato sulla riva sud del Burrard ingresso, uno dei migliori porti turistici sulla costa del Pacifico, e il punto di partenza ofregular linee di vaporetti per Japanand Nuova Zelanda. New West-Minster, il iirst capitale del principale paese di provincia, a breve distanza upthe Eraser river, è stata fondata nel1858. Rossland, sull'oro-fieldsnear Columbia River, ha sprunginto esistenza come una città seconda inpopulatio

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The international geography . reat navalharbour Esqiiimalt, the principal station for the North Pacific Squadronof the British fleet. Vancouver, the western terminus of the CanadianPacific Railway, is situated on the south shore of Burrard Inlet, one of the best harbours on the Pacific coast, and the point of departure ofregular lines of steamers to Japanand New Zealand. New West-minster, the iirst capital of the main-land province, a short distance upthe Eraser river, was founded in1858. Rossland, on the gold-fieldsnear the Columbia river, has sprunginto existence as a city second inpopulation only to Vancouver andVictoria, and provided with railway communication with the United States.In all the towns of the province there is a large Chinese element, most ofthe domestic servants and many labourers being Chinamen. Japaneseimmigrants are also met with ; but in spite of the mixture of races BritishColumbia is perhaps the most English of all the provinces of Canada in thelife of the people as well as in the climate.. Ftg 345.—Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. THE TERRITORIES Territories.—Outside of the organised provinces of the Dominionthere are vast areas which have long been known as the North-East andNorth-West Territories. Recently these have been divided into districts, some of which are provided with representative government, while others, whose only inhabitants are a few scattered Indian hunters, are governedby the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa. These districts are nine in number. Ungava.—The district of Ungava comprises the northern portion olthe Labrador peninsula, north of the province of Quebec, except theeastern strip of coast which for 700 miles is under the jurisdiction ofNewfoundland. The western side of the peninsula is the rocky easternshore of Hudson Bay, indented by many deep narrow bays, and skirtedby a large number of rocky islands. The interior is a gently undulatingplateau underlain by Archaean and highly altered Cambrian rocks. Themain watersh

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