Vancouver City Overview
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Cradled between the ocean and snow-capped mountains, Vancouver's dazzling downtown district fills a narrow peninsula bounded by Burrard Inlet to the north, English Bay to the west and False Creek to the south, with greater Vancouver sprawling south to the Fraser River. Edged around its idyllic waterfront are fine beaches, a dynamic port and a magnificent swath of parkland, not to mention the mirror-fronted ranks of skyscrapers that look across Burrard Inlet and its bustling harbour to the residential districts of North and West Vancouver. Beyond these comfortable suburbs, the Coast Mountains rise in steep, forested slopes to form a dramatic counterpoint to the downtown skyline and the most stunning of the city's many outdoor areas.

Vancouver's 1.9 million residents exploit their spectacular natural setting to the hilt, and when they tire of the immediate region can travel a short distance to the unimaginably vast wilderness of the BC interior. Whether it's swimming, fishing, hiking, skiing, golf, tennis, hockey, lacrosse, football, soccer, basketball or one of many more sports, Vancouver has the facilities and the volume capacity to handle any sporting tournament.

Vancouver British Columbia has great opportunities for sport tournaments of all kinds. Sport tourism is a part of Vancouver and it can offer a wide range of sports.