External Web sites
- The Canadian Encyclopedia - British Columbia British Columbia government's department responsible for social and economic development of the country. Provides information on business, tourism, culture, and sport and recreation projects.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia - British Columbia, Canada
- The Catholic Encyclopedia - British Columbia, Canada
Britannica Web sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- British Columbia - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Canada’s only Pacific coast province is British Columbia. It is a scenic land of snowcapped peaks, rushing rivers, and rugged seacoasts. British Columbia was one of the last parts of North America to be explored by Europeans. The capital is Victoria.
- British Columbia - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
In Canada’s only Pacific coast province, the mountains of the far western Cordilleran slope abruptly to meet the Pacific Ocean, forming one of the world’s most spectacular coastlines. From Vancouver Island, the Trans-Canada Highway-4,860 miles (7,821 kilometers) long-is extended by ferry across the Strait of Georgia to the mainland city of Vancouver, at the foot of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains. The scenic route winds eastward, through parallel mountain walls and valleys, past the crest of the Canadian Rockies on the province’s southeastern boundary.