page_title: North Vancouver (city)
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: North Vancouver (city) / Geography
context_page_description: The City of North Vancouver is a waterfront municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, directly across from Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the smallest of the three North Shore municipalities, and the most urbanized as well. Although it has significant industry of its own, including shipping, chemical production, and film production, the city is usually considered to be a suburb of Vancouver. The city is served by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, British Columbia Ambulance Service, and the North Vancouver City Fire Department.
context_section_description: The City of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by the Burrard Inlet, and it is surrounded on three sides by the District of North Vancouver.
  The City of North Vancouver is relatively densely populated with a number of residential high-rise buildings in the Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale areas.
  The city has much in common with the District Municipality of North Vancouver and together with West Vancouver are commonly referred to as the North Shore.
caption: Main thoroughfare Lonsdale Avenue with Mount Fromme in the background
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