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More on British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia PremiersBritish Columbia Elections "British Columbia"Definition: The province of British Columbia is one of the ten provinces and three territories that make up Canada. British Columbia is on the west coast of Canada. The name for the province of British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria and proclaimed in 1858. Columbia refers to the Columbia River named by American Captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia. More on British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia PremiersBritish Columbia Elections |
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