Alternative place names?

[Earl Chew]

Alex LIVINGSTON wrote:
> At 11:35 -0600 2000-09-27, Paul Hill wrote:
> >By the way, there is also Vancouver (B.C. Canada), Yellowknife -
> >the capital of the Yukon, and capital of the Mexican State of Baja
> > Norte - Encenada, to add to that list.
> 
> Someone might have pointed this out already, but isn't the capital of
> B.C. Victoria (on the southern tip of Vancouver Island), and not
> Vancouver?

Vancouver is the biggest city in British Columbia --- but Victoria
(on Vancouver Island) is the capital.

Earl
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