est ▁metropol is ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁ 2 2 8 , 1 9 3 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁the ▁B urr ard ▁Pen ins ula , ▁V ancouver ▁lies ▁between ▁B urr ard ▁In let ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁F ras er ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁is ▁shield ed ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁by ▁V ancouver ▁Island . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁including ▁both ▁flat ▁and ▁h illy ▁ground ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Time ▁Zone ▁( UTC − 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Mar itime ▁E co zone . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁city ' s ▁naming ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁" V ancouver " ▁referred ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁a ▁common ▁mis con ception ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁both ▁named ▁after ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Captain ▁George ▁V ancouver ▁( as ▁is ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁V ancouver , ▁Washington , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ). ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁urban ▁par ks ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁Stanley ▁Park , ▁which ▁covers ▁. ▁The ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Mountains ▁domin ate ▁the ▁city s cape , ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁clear ▁day , ▁scen ic ▁v istas ▁include ▁the ▁snow - c apped ▁vol cano