What is Stanley Park?
'''Stanley Park''' is a park in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref name=MVCVB>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourismvancouver.com/activities/stanley-park/ |title=Stanley Park |publisher=The Metro Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau |access-date=January 22, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420213512/https://www.tourismvancouver.com/activities/stanley-park/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The park opened on September 27, 1888.<ref name=COV>{{cite web |url=http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/stanley-park-history.aspx |title=The history of Stanley Park |publisher=City of Vancouver |access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> It was named after [[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby]], the [[Governor General of Canada]] at the time.<ref name=COV/> It is the third largest [[Urban area|urban]] [[park]] in [[North America]].<ref name=COV/> The park covers {{convert|404|ha}}.<ref name=MVCVB/> It attracts about 8 [[million]] [[visitor]]s every year.<ref name=MVCVB/> Stanley Park is larger than [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. In Stanley Park there is a large [[aquarium]], a protected [[forest]], the lost [[lagoon]], [[Totemism|totems]] and other attractions. == Related pages == * [[List of botanical gardens]] == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Stanley Park, Vancouver}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrVaUECNSTw Stanley Park, Vancouver Tour; YouTube] * [http://stanleyparkecology.ca/education/public-programs/special-request-programs/ Stanley Park Ecology Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108015737/http://stanleyparkecology.ca/education/public-programs/special-request-programs/ |date=2016-11-08 }} [[Category:1888 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Botanical gardens]] [[Category:Zoos in Canada]] [[Category:Aquariums]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Vancouver]] [[Category:Organizations based in Vancouver]]