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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 670 metres (2,210 feet)
- …is also known as “Argenta, British Columbia”
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lardeau.
Lardeau
Hamlet
Lardeau is an unincorporated community, and former mining town and steamboat landing.
6 km south of Argenta
Argenta
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Latitude
50.19664° or 50° 11′ 48″ north
Longitude
-116.94193° or 116° 56′ 31″ west
Open location code
952553W5+M6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Argenta” goes by many names.
Argenta, British ColumbiaDutch
ArgentaIrish
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