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The Northshore
Mountains are a
mountain range which
overlook Vancouver.
Their peaks are covered Our first show started on the West Coast in Vancouver BC, part
in glaciers, which exist of the Pacific Maritime. The eco zone is located on the Coastal
in primarily Northern region of British Columbia and a Southwestern portion of
and Elevated regions. Yukon, along with spreading to Northern parts of Alaska.
While staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver we also
visited many sites via Maclures Cabs, an astonishing
Landforms-
Vancouver taxi service. The team first visited Stanley Park, a
When looking out the window from my hotel, I couldn’t help but notice how captivating the
beautiful urban park in the heart of Vancouver. After eating at
mountains in this eco zone were. I mean doesn’t come to great surprise as Vancouver is placed in
McDonald’s, we visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park,
the Western Cordillera Landform region, a landform region known for its young mountains. The
but in the end no one had the guts to cross the daring bridge.
mountains in this eco zone had formed when the interaction of the Pacific and North American
To end off the trip, we visited the North Shore Mountains,
Plate, uplifting the land into mountains. Coastal Mountains are the most prominent feature,
which beautifully gazed down on Vancouver
spreading through the coast and being part of the Ring of Fire- a semi-circle of mountains
spreading throughout the border of the Pacific Ocean and being prone to earthquakes and
volcanoes. Mountains rise from fjords and coastlines of the Pacific Ocean; These fjords spread
throughout the coastline and are known for their steep and beautiful appearance, with the deepest The infamous
Capilano Suspension
point being the Finlayson Channel, with soundings of over 795 meters. However, most densely
Bridge
populated cities like Vancouver and Victoria are located on flatter lands.