Vancouver, Canada, Live Webcam View

More info: Located on the Burrard Peninsula, Vancouver lies between Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south, opposite Vancouver Island.

Vancouver has one of the largest urban parks in North America, Stanley Park, which covers 404.9 ha (1,001 acres) The North Shore Mountains dominate views of the city and on a clear day, there are scenic views of the snow-capped volcano Mount Baker in the state of Washington to the southeast, Vancouver Island across the Strait of Georgia to the west and southwest, and Bowen Island to the northwest.

The downtown area has several modern buildings, including the Harbour Centre, the Vancouver Law Courts and surrounding plaza known as Robson Square and the Vancouver Library Square which is reminiscent of the Colosseum in Rome, and the Woodward's building Redevelopment.

The tallest buildings in Vancouver is Living Shangri-La at 201 m (659 ft) with 62 storeys. The second-tallest building in Vancouver is the Trump International Hotel and Tower at 188 m (617 ft)

Vancouver is a city very ethnically and linguistically diverse and 49 percent of Vancouver's residents do not speak English as their first language. Each neighbourhood in the city has a distinct character and ethnic mix. Neighbourhoods with distinct ethnic commercial areas include Chinatown, Punjabi Market, Little Italy, Greektown, and (formerly) Japantown.

People of English, Scottish, and Irish origins were historically the largest ethnic groups in the city and elements of British society and culture are still visible in some areas, particularly South Granville and Kerrisdale. Germans form the next-largest European ethnic group in Vancouver and were a leading force in the city's society and economy until the rise of anti-German sentiment with the outbreak of World War I. Today the Chinese are the largest visible ethnic group in Vancouver; the city has a diverse Chinese-speaking community with speakers of several dialects, notably Cantonese and Mandarin.