Vancouver：the green city alongside mountain and sea

Vancouver, on the Pacific coast of southwest Canada, is an important port city and economic center of Canada. Facing the Georgia Strait and with coast mountain at the back, it lies on the peninsula between Burrard Inlet and False Creek, which makes it become a natural oxygen bar.

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Thanks to its unique geographical environment, Vancouver's public beaches and waterfront access make it among the most livable cities in the world. It has the world's longest uninterrupted waterfront path. The 28 km long Seaside Greenway is an uninterrupted pathway, extending from the Vancouver Convention Centre to Spanish Banks Park. Perfect for a walk, cycle, or jog, it is the most popular recreational spot in the city. People can enjoy windsurfing, skim boarding, standup paddling and other water sports at several beautiful beaches in Vancouver such as English Bay Beach, Kitsilano Beach and Locarno Beach, which brings people a good opportunity to get closed to the sea.

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With a large area of sea, Vancouver is home to many marine creatures, including seals, otters, orcas, gray whales, porpoises, Pacific spotted dolphins and minke whales. At the same time, this sea area is also on the migrating route of many whale groups. People can view whales in Vancouver all year round, of which June is the best time to appreciate the whales.

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Vancouver is a city which pay great attention on natural environment protection. Fish and marine mammals are protected under the Fisheries Act, which is administered by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In recent years, it also implements several plans and measures to reduce flood risk and sea level rising which caused by global warming.