Fontas River
The Fontas River, originally Fantasque's River, after the name of a chief of the Sekani people, is a river in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, having its origin in northwestern Alberta, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Fontas River
- Type: River
- Description: right headwater of the Fort Nelson River in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
58.28449° or 58° 17′ 4″ northLongitude
-121.68713° or 121° 41′ 14″ westElevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)Open location code
94CW78M7+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1170443911OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
5955271Wikidata ID
Q266899
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Fontas River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Fontas”
- Cebuano: “Fontas River”
- German: “Fontas River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Fontas”
- Spanish: “Fontas”
- Swedish: “Fontas River”
- Urdu: “فونٹاس دریا”
- Venetian: “Fiume Fontas”
- Welsh: “Afon Fontas”
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