Richmond, British Columbia is on Lulu Island, the larger of the two red islands

Lulu Island is the geographic name of the island making up most of the City of Richmond, a major suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia. Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd}} is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of the Canadian province of British Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal It is situated between the two principal arms of the Fraser River estuary downstream from City of New Westminster, a part of which, the Queensborough community, is included at the extreme eastern end of the island. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. Queensborough is a neighbourhood in the city of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The Middle Arm of the Fraser River separates it on the northwest from Sea Island, the site of the Vancouver International Airport but also part of the City of Richmond. Sea Island is located in the city of Richmond British Columbia, directly across the river from Vancouver and fifteen kilometres from Vancouver's downtown core At the western edge of the island lies Sturgeon Bank, a large sandbank which falls off into the Strait of Georgia on its western edge. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait (also known as the Gulf of Georgia) is a Strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby

History

Lulu Island was named for a popular "showgirl" who was dating the mayor of Vancouver when the island was named (she had bought property there). Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal

The island enjoyed good connections to the new port city of Vancouver thanks to the "Lulu Island Railway" line of the British Columbia Electric Railway, which began at what is today the north end of the Granville Street Bridge. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER was a historic Canadian railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia. The Granville Street Bridge is an eight lane bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. The route of the Lulu Island Railway is today the so-called Arbutus Corridor, which runs west through Kitsilano before turning south to Kerrisdale and Marpole before crossing the North Arm of the Fraser to reach Lulu Island and the City of Richmond. Kitsilano (kɪtsɪˈlæno is a Neighbourhood on the west side of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kerrisdale is a neighbourhood in the city of Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Marpole is a mostly-residential neighbourhood of 22400 ( located on the southern edge of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, immediately northeast of For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation.

The southwestern corner of Lulu Island is home to Steveston, a fishing port and now-busy tourist centre that has a history interconnected with that of the Japanese-Canadians prior to their internment to the Interior during World War II. Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond British Columbia, a community Japanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry and are largely concentrated on the west coast especially in and around Vancouver. The Japanese Canadian internment was the internment of more than 22000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the Government of Canada. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Geohazards

Because the island is composed partly of glacial silt brought down by the Fraser River, there is a fear of liquefaction of its sands if a strong-enough tremor were to shake it. Silt is Soil or rock derived Granular material of a Grain size between sand and clay For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. Soil liquefaction describes the behavior of loose saturated unconsolidated soils i In such an eventuality, it is anticipated that large portions of it would slide west into the Strait of Georgia, causing incalculable destruction. The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait (also known as the Gulf of Georgia) is a Strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby ^[1]

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