The British Empire gave the name to British Columbia, back when it was a colony of theirs. They wanted to name the colony after the Columbia river, but were afraid if they just called it 'Columbia', people would confuse it with Colombia, which is in South America. So, they put 'British' in front of it.
becuase of langley
The name British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
British Columbia
Canada's Pacific province is the British Columbia.
Oliver Wildsmith was born in 1994, in British Columbia, Canada.
queen victoria named it British Columbia
Oliver Sherman - 2010 is rated/received certificates of: Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)
The British Empire gave the name to British Columbia, back when it was a colony of theirs. They wanted to name the colony after the Columbia river, but were afraid if they just called it 'Columbia', people would confuse it with Colombia, which is in South America. So, they put 'British' in front of it.
The current Prime Minister of British Columbia is incumbent Gordon Campbell.
· Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada
The name was chosen by Queen Victoria when it was a British colony in 1858, in reference to the area drained by the Columbia river.
In my experience that would be around Oliver in the Osoyoos area.
The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located in Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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British Columbia's nickname is Pacific Province.
Vancouver, British Columbia