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Point Grey (Squamish: Elḵsn) is a headland marking the southern entrance to English Bay and Burrard Inlet. The headland is the site of Wreck Beach, Tower Beach, Point Grey Beach and most notably, since 1925, on its top is the Point Grey Campus of the University of British Columbia. During World War II Tower Beach was the site of submarine watchtowers and gun emplacements while the UBC campus was CFB Point Grey. The watchtower ruins still stand and the gun emplacements have been incorporated into the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

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dbo:abstract Le point Grey (squamish : Elḵsn) est un promontoire marquant l'entrée sud de la baie des Anglais et de la baie Burrard. Le promontoire est le site de l'épave de la Plage, de la Tour de la Plage, Plage de la point Grey, et plus particulièrement sur son sommet se trouve l'université de la Colombie-Britannique campus depuis 1925. La Tour de la Plage est le site de l'ancien sous-marin de tours de guet et d'emplacements d'armes, tandis que le campus de l'université a été, avant qu'il ne devienne l'emplacement de l'université, de la BFC de Point Grey au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le nom de la pointe Grey est souvent utilisé comme un raccourci pour le Vancouver quartier de West Point Grey. (fr) Point Grey (Squamish: Elḵsn) is a headland marking the southern entrance to English Bay and Burrard Inlet. The headland is the site of Wreck Beach, Tower Beach, Point Grey Beach and most notably, since 1925, on its top is the Point Grey Campus of the University of British Columbia. During World War II Tower Beach was the site of submarine watchtowers and gun emplacements while the UBC campus was CFB Point Grey. The watchtower ruins still stand and the gun emplacements have been incorporated into the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. The name Point Grey is often used as a short form for the Vancouver neighbourhood of West Point Grey. It was named by Captain Vancouver for his friend Captain George Grey. The Spaniards, a year earlier, had named it Punta de Langara in honour of Admiral Don Juan de Langara. (en) Point Grey (in lingua squamish: Elḵsn) è un promontorio della Columbia Britannica, situato nell'area di Vancouver. Si trova sul lato meridionale dell'imbocco della baia degli Inglesi (che conduce poi al fiordo Burrard Inlet). Al promontorio appartengono diverse spiagge, fra cui , Tower Beach e Point Grey Beach. La sommità del promontorio ospita (dal 1925) il campus dell'Università della Columbia Britannica. La zona di Point Grey è caratterizzata, fra l'altro, dalle rovine di strutture militari difensive della seconda guerra mondiale; queste danno tra l'altro il nome a Tower Beach ("spiaggia della torre"). L'espressione "Point Grey" viene usata talvolta per riferirsi al quartiere di Vancouver meglio noto come . (it) Point Grey är en udde i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Greater Vancouver Regional District och provinsen British Columbia, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 3 600 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Terrängen inåt land är huvudsakligen platt, men norrut är den kuperad. Havet är nära Point Grey åt nordväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är , 1 161 meter över havet, 13,8 km norr om Point Grey. Trakten är tätbefolkad. Närmaste större samhälle är Vancouver, 10,7 km öster om Point Grey. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 10 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juni, då medeltemperaturen är 21 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med 0 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 2 197 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 297 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juli, med 42 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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rdfs:comment Point Grey (Squamish: Elḵsn) is a headland marking the southern entrance to English Bay and Burrard Inlet. The headland is the site of Wreck Beach, Tower Beach, Point Grey Beach and most notably, since 1925, on its top is the Point Grey Campus of the University of British Columbia. During World War II Tower Beach was the site of submarine watchtowers and gun emplacements while the UBC campus was CFB Point Grey. The watchtower ruins still stand and the gun emplacements have been incorporated into the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. (en) Le point Grey (squamish : Elḵsn) est un promontoire marquant l'entrée sud de la baie des Anglais et de la baie Burrard. Le promontoire est le site de l'épave de la Plage, de la Tour de la Plage, Plage de la point Grey, et plus particulièrement sur son sommet se trouve l'université de la Colombie-Britannique campus depuis 1925. La Tour de la Plage est le site de l'ancien sous-marin de tours de guet et d'emplacements d'armes, tandis que le campus de l'université a été, avant qu'il ne devienne l'emplacement de l'université, de la BFC de Point Grey au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr) Point Grey (in lingua squamish: Elḵsn) è un promontorio della Columbia Britannica, situato nell'area di Vancouver. Si trova sul lato meridionale dell'imbocco della baia degli Inglesi (che conduce poi al fiordo Burrard Inlet). Al promontorio appartengono diverse spiagge, fra cui , Tower Beach e Point Grey Beach. La sommità del promontorio ospita (dal 1925) il campus dell'Università della Columbia Britannica. L'espressione "Point Grey" viene usata talvolta per riferirsi al quartiere di Vancouver meglio noto come . (it) Point Grey är en udde i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Greater Vancouver Regional District och provinsen British Columbia, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 3 600 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Terrängen inåt land är huvudsakligen platt, men norrut är den kuperad. Havet är nära Point Grey åt nordväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är , 1 161 meter över havet, 13,8 km norr om Point Grey. Trakten är tätbefolkad. Närmaste större samhälle är Vancouver, 10,7 km öster om Point Grey. (sv)
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