Burrard Peninsula

The Burrard Peninsula in extreme southwestern British Columbia sits between the fjord of Burrard Inlet and the Coast Mountains in the north and the Fraser River and its alluvial plain in the south.

The peninsula projects into the waters of the Strait of Georgia. From west to east, it comprises the cities of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, the plateau of Coquitlam, and Port Moody at the end of Burrard Inlet. The western tip of the peninsula is known as Point Grey, and includes the University of British Columbia.

Notable Vancouver-area municipalties that are not part of the Burrard Peninsula include West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, White Rock, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Langley.

Neither mountainous nor completely flat, the Burrard Peninsula has been extensively urbanized, and includes the largest and densest populations in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and in British Columbia more generally.

While originally extensively forested, since the mid-1800s the Burrard Peninsula has become essentially one large cityscape. Its largest remaining green spaces include Pacific Spirit Regional Park in Point Grey, Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver, and several large parks in Burnaby, such as Burnaby Mountain, which also houses Simon Fraser University.