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Howe Sound
  • Átl’ka7tsem (Squamish)[1]
  • Nexwnéwu7ts (Squamish)
  • Txwnéwu7ts (Squamish)
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Howe Sound is located in British Columbia
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Map of Howe Sound showing Highway 99
Coordinates49°30′00″N 123°19′00″W / 49.50000°N 123.31667°W / 49.50000; -123.31667 (Howe Sound)
TypeSound
EtymologyRichard Howe
Part ofSalish Sea
Primary inflowsSquamish River
Basin countriesCanada
DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve (2021)
Max. length42 km (26 mi)
FrozenNever
IslandsAnvil Island, Bowen Island, Gambier Island, Keats Island, and other minor islands
SettlementsWest Vancouver, Squamish, Gibsons, Lions Bay, Snug Cove

Howe Sound[2] (French: Baie (de /d')Howe, Squamish: Átl'ka7tsem, Nexwnéwu7ts, Txwnéwu7ts) is a roughly triangular sound, that joins a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2021.

  1. ^ "Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative".
  2. ^ "Howe Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

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contractors in North America. Upon incorporation, the PGE took over the Howe Sound and Northern Railway, which at that point had built 14 kilometres (9 mi)...

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is also an environmental activist, focused on pulp mill emissions in Howe Sound. Terry Jacks was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jacks was the...

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north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound, the Metro Vancouver District to the south. The regional district offices...

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British Columbia Highway 99

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extinct volcanic centre on Howe Sound. The highway then descends along the coast towards Squamish at the head of Howe Sound. It passes a ferry terminal...

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2 mi) south of Squamish, British Columbia. On BC-99, it offers views over Howe Sound along with cafes, a lodge, hiking trails, and a suspension bridge, the...

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Capilano University

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Capilano College by school boards and residents of the North Shore and Howe Sound in 1968 based on the need for a public institution serving the local communities...

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The numbering plan area comprises the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound / Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley and the lower Fraser Canyon regions...

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Vancouver, and within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust. Located in Howe Sound, it is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) wide by 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)...

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located between Vancouver and Squamish on the steep eastern shore of Howe Sound. In the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,390, BC's 36th...

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