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Regarding the removal of Vancouver's Sḵwx̱wú7mesh name[edit]

Specifically about this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vancouver&oldid=669701041 . I feel that we should be re-adding the section that was removed in this edit, seeing as there are a lot of sources other than Tumblr - say, for example, the road signs on the Sea to Sky highway. http://skookumpete.com/squamish.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Bilingual_road_sign_in_squamish_language_1.jpg are examples of this. There's really no good reason to not include one of the local indigenous names for the city in the article, seeing as the area went under that name for centuries, if not millennia, before anyone called it Vancouver. 50.68.50.161 (talk) 18:33, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

This could be added to the article Nicknames of Vancouver but it will need a reliable source. While I don't discount the authenticity of those signs, they do not imply official status and potentially cycle close to original research. Mkdwtalk 20:06, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Latitude incorrect on map[edit]

The correct coordinates for Vancouver are 49.246292° N, 123.116226° W. I can not edit as the page is locked.

Thank you 162.156.79.135 (talk) 15:10, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source that confirms these coordinates? Mkdwtalk 15:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)


http://www.latlong.net/place/vancouver-bc-canada-2279.html

This website is reliable. Thank you. Right now the coords are showing Vancouver further east than it is on the map. 162.156.79.135 (talk) 16:21, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Editing the field so it was longm=1 put it in Burnaby and longm=11 put the marker in UBC. You can't use anymore digits in the box than that. Mkdwtalk 18:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Looks like it uses the DMS long and lat which according to your source is correct. Mkdwtalk 18:34, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Is there any way to move the little red dot on the picture of the map? It is showing the location of Vancouver inland and to the east. The red dot should be on the south west coast of BC. Thanks for you help -this is my first experience using Wikipedia. 162.156.79.135 (talk) 01:55, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure why the main Canada location map was resulting in the pin in the wrong location. I switched it to use the Western Canada location map for now, which places the pushpin in the right location. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 02:31, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much. 162.156.79.135 (talk) 05:05, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Geology[edit]

The well known extreme Cascadia subduction zone risk of a mega-earthquake (9+ possible) and associated tsunami needs to be covered. Vancouver is ill-prepared for this and its high population, high-rise glass buildings and low-lying coastal make this an important issue. The proximity to Mt Baker is also a factor that is neglected in terms of environment threats. DavidCampbell99 (talk) 18:22, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

External links modified[edit]

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Terminal City[edit]

Does this term really refer to Vancouver? In ictu oculi (talk) 07:47, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it's a long held nickname - see the name of the roller derby league. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.167.213.73 (talk) 18:49, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

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