British Columbia
Map of British Columbia
0400 km (249 mi)800 km (497 mi)1200 km (746 mi)1600 km (994 mi)
Height
-2 m (-7 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3971 m (13030 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in British Columbia
Height from south to north in British Columbia
1North Pacific Ocean (South), Salish Sea (South)0 m2Pitt Lake0 m3Fraser1 to 1 643 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Victoria
Population: 5,000,879 (Wikidata, 2021)
Area: 944,735 km² / 364,764 sq mi
People from British Columbia are called: British Columbian
Created: 1871
Subdivisions: 30
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Fairweather (4 671 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Borders
- Alberta — East
- Northwest Territories — North
- Yukon — Northwest
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−07:00