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The Lions (peaks)
The Lions
are a pair of pointed peaks (West Lion - ; East Lion - ) along the
North Shore Mountains
in
Metro Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
Canada
. They can be seen from much of the Greater
Vancouver
area, as far as
Robert Burnaby Park
in East
Burnaby
, south to parts of
Surrey
, and from the west on the
Howe Sound
Islands and the
Sunshine Coast
. Along with the
Lions Gate Bridge
named in their honour, these twin summits have become one of the most recognizable Vancouver landmarks. The city's
BC Lions
CFL
football team is also named in their honour.
Lions Gate Entertainment
which was founded in Vancouver in July, 1997 is also named for the peaks.
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