Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
- Stream
- Description: river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean
- Also known as“Oregon River”“Ouragon”“River of the West”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Disappointment Light and Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment.
Cape Disappointment Light
The Cape Disappointment Light is a lighthouse… Cape Disappointment Light is situated 2 miles north of Columbia River.
Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment
Military installation
United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment… Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment is situated 2½ miles north of Columbia River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilwaco and Chinook.
Ilwaco
Ilwaco is a city of about 1000 people in southwestern Washington State.
Chinook
Village
Chinook is a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States. Chinook is situated 6 miles east of Columbia River.
Columbia River
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Latitude
46.24427° or 46° 14′ 39″ north
Longitude
-124.05793° or 124° 3′ 29″ west
Open location code
84RQ6WVR+PR
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Columbia River” goes by many names.
ColumbiarivierAfrikaans
نهر كولومبياArabic
ԿոլումբիաArmenian
Ríu ColumbiaAsturian
КолумбияBashkir
ColumbiaBasque
Columbia ibaiaBasque
КалумбіяBelarusian
কলাম্বিয়া নদীBengali
कोलंबिया नदीBhojpuri
ColumbiaBreton
КолумбияBulgarian
ColúmbiaCatalan
el ColúmbiaCatalan
Riu ColúmbiaCatalan
Columbia RiverCebuano
哥伦比亚河Chinese
哥倫比亞河Chinese
КолумбиChuvash
ColumbiaCroatian
ColumbiaCzech
Columbia RiverDanish
ColumbiaDutch
نهر كولومبياEgyptian Arabic
KolumbioEsperanto
Columbia jõgiEstonian
Columbia NaddiFiji Hindi
ColumbiaFinnish
Río ColumbiaGalician
კოლუმბიაGeorgian
ΚολούμπιαGreek
Κολούμπια ποταμόςGreek
ποταμός ΚολούμπιαGreek
קולומביהHebrew
कोलंबिया नदीHindi
कोलम्बिया नदीHindi
ColumbiaHungarian
Columbia-fljótIcelandic
Fluvio ColumbiaIdo
Sungai ColumbiaIndonesian
Abhainn ColumbiaIrish
ColumbiaItalian
コロンビア川Japanese
Колумбиэ псыхъуэKabardian
Колумбия өзеніKazakh
Колумбия дарыясыKirghiz
컬럼비아강Korean
ColumbiaLatin
KolumbijaLatvian
KolumbijaLithuanian
КолумбијаMacedonian
Sungai ColumbiaMalay
കൊളംബിയ നദിMalayalam
കൊളമ്പിയ നദിMalayalam
कोलंबिया नदीMarathi
کلمبیا درکاMazanderani
კოლუმბიაMingrelian
კოლუმბია (წყარმალუ)Mingrelian
Колумб мөрөнMongolian
Колумби мөрөнMongolian
Columbia RiverNorthern Frisian
Columbia RiverNorwegian
ColumbiaNorwegian Bokmål
Columbia RiverNorwegian Bokmål
ColumbiaelvaNorwegian Nynorsk
Mtsinje wa ColumbiaNyanja
ColómbiaOccitan (post 1500)
Colómbia (flume)Occitan (post 1500)
КолумбиOssetian
Колумби (цæугæдон)Ossetian
ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ ਨਦੀPanjabi
رود کلمبیاPersian
رودخانه کلمبیاPersian
ColumbiaPiemontese
KolumbiaPolish
ColumbiaRomanian
râul ColumbiaRomanian
КолумбияRussian
Columbia RiverScots
KolumbijaSerbian
КолумбијаSerbian
ColumbiaSerbo-Croatian
ڪولمبيا درياههSindhi
ColumbiaSlovak
KolumbijaSlovenian
کولمبیا چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Mto ColumbiaSwahili
ColumbiaflodenSwedish
கொலம்பியா ஆறுTamil
แม่น้ำโคลัมเบียThai
Kolumbiya NehriTurkish
КолумбіяUkrainian
کولمبیا دریاUrdu
KolumbiyaUzbek
Kolumbiya (daryo)Uzbek
ColumbiaVenetian
Fiume ColumbiaVenetian
Sông ColumbiaVietnamese
Salog ColumbiaWaray (Philippines)
Afon ColumbiaWelsh
KolumbiaWestern Frisian
دریائے کولمبیاWestern Panjabi
کولمبیا دریاWestern Panjabi
哥伦比亚河Wu Chinese
哥倫比亞河Yue Chinese
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sand Island Range and Entrance Range.
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