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Stanley Park is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The park opened on September 27, 1888. It was named after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the Governor General of Canada at the time. It is the third largest urban park in North America. The park covers 404 hectares (1,000 acres). It attracts about 8 million visitors every year. Stanley Park is larger than New York City's Central Park. In Stanley Park there is a large aquarium, a protected forest, the lost lagoon, totems and other attractions.

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  • Siwash sillouette

    View of Siwash Rock taken from the forest trail above

  • HMS Discovery 1789 Vancouver

    A painting of ships used in George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his 1791–1795 expedition

  • Canoes and a boathouse at Brockton Point 1897

    An 1897 settlement in Stanley Park. The centre house is the traditional longhouse style of the Squamish people.

  • Notched tree stump

    Springboard notched stumps attest to pre-park logging activities.

  • City of Vancouver Canadian Pacific town site 1887

    1887 map showing the area of the proposed park

  • Buberel Lord Stanley statue

    Stanley Monument, unveiled 19 May 1960, depicting Stanley dedicating the Park "To the use and enjoyment of people of all colours and creeds and customs for all time"

  • Tim Cummings Cabin at Brockton Point 1928

    1928 photo of the home of Tim Cummings, the last person to live at Brockton Point

  • Along the Seawall (4674174920)

    Along the seawall

  • Second Beach Tidal Pool 1940

    Second Beach pool in 1940

  • Vancouver Coast Defence Forts

    Map showing the location of WWII defence forts, including Ferguson Point (Stanley Park)

  • Stanley Park Zoo black bear

    A bear in the Stanley Park Zoo, which is now permanently closed

  • StormDamageThreatensSP

    The National Geographic western red cedar before it was uprooted after being ravaged in 2006 by what is called in the US the Hanukkah Eve windstorm

  • Seawall Vancouver

    A pedestrian path along the Vancouver Seawall

  • Stanley Park Miniature Train October 23, 2011

    Stanley Park's popular miniature railway

  • Beaver Lake 2006

    "Royal" lily pads on Beaver Lake

  • Stanley Park Lagoon

    Lost Lagoon looking north

  • Japanese War Memorial Stanley Park

    The Japanese Canadian War Memorial was erected through private donations in memory of Japanese Canadians who served in World War I.

  • Statu of US and canada relationship

    The President Harding Memorial

  • Totem Poles in Stanley Park Vancouver 2016

    The Totem Poles

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Parque Stanley para niños

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