stanley park

Stanley Park is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, close to the West End of the city. The 1,000 acre (4 km²) park is one of the largest urban parks in North America. Attractions located in the park include:

Lion's Gate Bridge, which connects downtown Vancouver to the North Shore (opened 1938)
Seawall (construction of the 8.8 km/5.5 mile trail was begun in 1918, but not finished until 1980)
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Cultural Exhibits
Trails
Beaver Lake
Second Beach
Third Beach
The naval station/museum HMCS Discovery, on Deadman's Island in Coal Harbour
A large colony of cormorants on the cliff below Prospect Point
Many huge Douglas-fir, Western Redcedar, and Western Hemlock trees, hundreds of feet tall and hundreds of years old

The park is named after Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada when the park was opened in 1888. Lord Stanley's other legacy to Canada is the Stanley Cup, of hockey fame, which he donated.

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There is also a Stanley Park in Liverpool, England. Stanley Park is also the title of the first novel by Canadian author Timothy Taylor.

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