Chilko Lake

Tŝilhqox Biny, known as Chilko Lake, is a 180 km2 in west-central , at the head of the on the Chilcotin Plateau. The lake is about 65 km long, with a southwest arm 10 km long.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: Tŝilhqox Biny

Chilko Lake

Latitude
51.32639° or 51° 19′ 35″ north
Longitude
-124.09306° or 124° 5′ 35″ west
Elevation
1,172 metres (3,845 feet)
IATA airport code
CJH
Open location code
943Q8WG4+HQ
Geo­Names ID
5921349
Wiki­data ID
Q316421
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Chilko Lake” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Chilko Lake
  • Cebuano: Chilko Lake
  • Chinese: 奇爾科湖
  • Dutch: Chilko Lake
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره كيلكو
  • French: Chilko Lake
  • French: Tŝilhqox Biny
  • German: Chilko Lake
  • German: Tŝilhqox Biny
  • Lithuanian: Čilkas
  • Portuguese: Lago Chilko
  • Russian: Чилко
  • Spanish: Lago Chilko
  • Swedish: Chilko Lake
  • Urdu: چلکو جھیل

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