Chilcotin River

The Chilcotin River /tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/ located in Southern , Canada is a 241 km long tributary of the . The name Chilcotin comes from Tŝilhqot’in, meaning "ochre river people," where ochre refers to the mineral used by Tŝilhqot’in Nation and other Indigenous communities as a base for paint or dye.
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Latitude
51.74475° or 51° 44′ 41″ north
Longitude
-122.40986° or 122° 24′ 36″ west
Open location code
943VPHVR+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1254506053
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
5921321
Wiki­data ID
Q270961

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Chilcotin River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chilcotin”
  • Cebuano: “Chilcotin River”
  • Dutch: “Chilcotin River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كيلكوتين”
  • French: “Chilcotin”
  • German: “Chilcotin River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chilcotin”
  • Italian: “Chilcotin”
  • Japanese: “チルコーティン川”
  • Lithuanian: “Čilkotinas”
  • Mingrelian: “ჩილკოტინი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “ჩილკოტინი”
  • Russian: “Чилкотин”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چیلکوتین چایی”
  • Spanish: “Chilcotin”
  • Spanish: “Río Chilcotin”
  • Swedish: “Chilcotin River”
  • Urdu: “چلکوٹن دریا”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Chilcotin”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chilcotin”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریاۓ چلکوٹن”

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