Alvin

Alvin is an unincorporated locality just north of the head of in the of southwestern , Canada. Alvin was formerly located at the homestead and farm of Alvin Thomas Patterson, a logging contractor and farmer who settled there about 1901, originally from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Alvin, British Columbia”

Alvin

Latitude
49.6061° or 49° 36′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.63175° or 122° 37′ 54″ west
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
84XVJ949+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1098702931
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ghost_town
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5884288
Wiki­data ID
Q4738023
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Alvin” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Alvin, British Columbia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الفين”
  • Persian: “الوین، بریتیش کلمبیا”
  • Persian: “الوین”

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