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White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
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White Rock

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White Rock, city, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies just southeast of Vancouver on the northern shore of Semiahmoo Bay, at the entrance to the Strait of Georgia. The city is named for a large white rock that, according to a legend of the Semiahmoo people, was thrown across the water from Vancouver Island (to the west) by a sea god’s son. The rock was used as a navigational aid by early mariners. White Rock...

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