Widmungseintrag, die Seiten sind altersbedingt fleckig, Umschlagkanten mit Bestoßungen, More than 366,000 Square miles of forest slopes, rocky summits, glaciers, alpine meadows, deserts, raln forests, ranchlands, orchards, northern prairie wheatfields, rivers, lakes, sieeping volcanoes, hot Springs and an island-studded coastline where mountain cliffs plunge into fiords overlooked by snowy peaks: this is British Columbia. But there are cities, too, and few in the world could rival Vancouver for majesty of setting. Backed by the steep slopes of the Coast Mountains, and dipping its toes into the waters of the Strait of Georgia, this cosmopolitan city is the financial powerhouse of the province. Politically, however. British Columbia`s heart lies in genteel, neighbouring Victoria - a town that has managed to retain a Britishness of character unique among Canadian cities. (vom Umschlag) 1f3b