Winter Park, CO. Sponsored Topics. Winter Park is a Home Rule Municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 662 at the 2000 census, although tourists and seasonal workers significantly increase the population.
British Columbia. British Columbia, colloquially referred to as BC, is Canada's westernmost province as it borders the Pacific Ocean on its western shore. Many mountain ranges run through British Columbia, including the Rockies, Selkirks, and Purcells. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria.
The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by a hotbed of volcanic activity referred to as the Ring of Fire; an arc of volcanoes formed around its borders. Almost the entire boundary of the Pacific Ocean is a subduction zone; a boundary between two tectonic plates. The volcanoes on the west coast of North America are a result of the Pacific Plate (under the Pacific Ocean) colliding with the North American Plate.