Siwash Rock

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Siwash Rock is a distinctive sea stack and natural landmark just off the seawall in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, often photographed for its lone tree growing from the top.

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Siwash Rock canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
natural rock formation
sea stack
access viewed from seawall path only
adjacentTo Burrard Inlet
surface form: Burrard Inlet shipping lane
age approximately 32 million years
category Landmarks in Vancouver
Rock formations of British Columbia
Stanley Park, Vancouver
surface form: Stanley Park
country Canada
elevation approximately 18 meters
formedBy coastal erosion
volcanic dike intrusion
geologicalType volcanic sea stack
governedBy Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
surface form: City of Vancouver Parks Board
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Indigenous peoples of the Coast Salish region
Squamish people
hasFeature lone tree on top
vertical rock column
hasLegend story of a man transformed into stone for his purity
hasNearbyTrail Stanley Park Seawall path
hasViewOf Burrard Inlet
North Shore Mountains
West Vancouver
surface form: West Vancouver shoreline
height approximately 18 meters
knownInSquamishAs Slhx̱i7lsh
locatedIn British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver
locatedInBodyOfWater Burrard Inlet
locatedNear Vancouver Seawall
locatedOff Vancouver Seawall
surface form: Stanley Park Seawall
location Stanley Park, Vancouver
surface form: Stanley Park
material volcanic basalt
municipality Vancouver
surface form: City of Vancouver
near Lions Gate Bridge
partOf Coast Mountains
surface form: Coast Mountains geological region
photographedFor silhouette against the sky
sunsets
popularFor sightseeing
tourist photography
walking and cycling views
protectedAs part of Stanley Park
province British Columbia
touristAttraction yes
visibleFrom Burrard Inlet
Lions Gate Bridge
Vancouver Seawall
surface form: Stanley Park Seawall

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Stanley Park, Vancouver hasPart Siwash Rock
subject surface form: Stanley Park
Seawall hasNearbyLandmark Siwash Rock
subject surface form: Seawall (Stanley Park)