British Columbia borders Alaska.
The province's most populous city is Vancouver, which is at the confluence of the Fraser River and Georgia Strait, in the mainland's southwest corner (an area often called the Lower Mainland)
British Columbia contains seven of Canada's national parks and National Park Reserves:Glacier National ParkGulf Islands National Park ReserveGwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage SiteKootenay National ParkMount Revelstoke National ParkPacific Rim National Park ReserveYoho National ParkBritish Columbia contains a large number of provincial parks, run by BC Parks under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment

