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Ladysmith, originally Oyster Harbour, [3] is a town located on the 49th parallel north on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism, and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent to a sheltered harbour forms the natural geography of the community.
The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . The city of Paris is about 15 km (9 mi) south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels.
BC Geographical Names, a service of the British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, defines the Okanagan Highland as an area extending southward from the Shuswap River and the Coldstream Valley, east of Vernon, British Columbia, for 85 miles to the 49th parallel and into the State of Washington, lying between the Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Thompson Plateau and the Okanagan ...
Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia.The area, which had a population of 1,191 at the 2020 census, [1] is reached from the rest of the United States by traveling 25 mi (40 km) through Canada, or by boat or private airplane. [2]
49th parallel may refer to: 49th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 49th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere; 49th Parallel, a 1941 Canadian and British film; Canada–United States border, sometimes referred to as the "49th parallel" due to much of it following the 49th parallel north
The strait is a critical part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It stretches from the western terminus of the 49th parallel segment of that boundary, and was chosen by the arbitrator in the San Juan Islands dispute over the Rosario Strait.
Douglas founded Fort Victoria on the site of present-day Victoria in anticipation of the outcome of the Oregon Treaty in 1846, extending the British North America/United States border along the 49th parallel from the Rockies to the Strait of Georgia. [13] View of Victoria from James Bay in 1862.
While some British interests, especially the Hudson's Bay Company, fought for a boundary along the Columbia River, the Oregon Treaty of 1846 set the boundary at the 49th parallel. As part of the treaty, the British retained all areas north of the line while the United States acquired the south.