Argenta
Argenta is a settlement in British Columbia. Located on the west side of the Purcell Mountains, on the northeast shore of Kootenay Lake, it was founded during a silver mining boom in the 1890s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Argenta, British Columbia”
Argenta
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.19664° or 50° 11′ 48″ northLongitude
-116.94193° or 116° 56′ 31″ westElevation
674 metres (2,211 feet)Open location code
952553W5+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 51969574OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Argenta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Argenta, British Columbia”
- Irish: “Argenta”
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