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Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectare
(1,001 acre) urban park bordering downtown Vancouver. It was
opened in 1888 by David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley
of Preston, the Govenor General of Canada. It is more than 10%
larger than New York City's Central Park. The park attracts an
estimated eight million visitors every year, who come for its
recreational facilities and its natural attributes. A paved 8.8
kilometres (5.5 mi) seawall path circles the park, which is used
by 2.5 million pedestrians, cyclists, and inline skaters every
year. Much of the park remains forested with an estimated half
million trees, some of which stand as tall as 76 metres (249 ft)
and are up to hundreds of years old. There are approximately 200
kilometres (120 mi) of trails and roads in the park, which are
patrolled by the Vancouver Police Department's mounted squad. Walking around here, you also get a
great view over Vancover central parts.
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get a larger version.
| Good view over
the sea-front from the park |
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| Various
places of the park |
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| Yact club |
Marine
life |
Cricket ground |
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| Collection
of interesting totem poles |
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| Towards
West Vancover |
Popular
beaches in the sunshine |
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