Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver
Horseshoe Bay
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Location of Horseshoe Bay (green dot) within West Vancouver (red) and Greater Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′26″N 123°16′38″W / 49.37389°N 123.27722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District municipality | West Vancouver |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
Horseshoe Bay (Squamish: Ch’ax̱áy̓), formerly known as Whytecliff (1937–1945) and White Cliff City (1909–1937), is a community in West Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Greater Vancouver area and marks the entrance to Howe Sound. It is also the western terminus of both Highway 1 on the BC mainland and the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway on the Canadian mainland. The Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal is one of BC Ferries' busiest terminals, serving an estimated 7 million passengers and 3 million vehicles every year.