Gold River

Gold River is in , close to its geographic centre. The village has a picturesque setting, and has developed tourism and sport fishing as its main economic supports, as a base for such activities as the Nootka Island trek, hiking the Elk Lake trail, climbing Golden Hinde mountain, Crest Creek climbing crags, and the Great Walk.
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  • Type: Village with 1,270 residents
  • Description: village in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Gold River, British Columbia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antler Lake.

Lake
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Gold River

Latitude
49.7808° or 49° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-126.0473° or 126° 2′ 50″ west
Population
1,270
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA GOR
Open location code
84XMQXJ3+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 493904913
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5962735
Wiki­data ID
Q187609
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Gold River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غولد ريفر”
  • Arabic: “نهر الذهب”
  • Cebuano: “Gold River”
  • Dutch: “Gold River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جولد ريفر”
  • Esperanto: “Gold River”
  • French: “Gold River”
  • German: “Gold River”
  • Greek: “Γκoλντ Ρίβερ”
  • Greek: “Γκόλντ Ρίβερ, Βρετανική Κολομβία”
  • Italian: “Gold River (Columbia Britannica)”
  • Italian: “Gold River”
  • Persian: “گولد ریور، بریتیش کلمبیا”
  • Portuguese: “Rio do Ouro”
  • Spanish: “Gold River”
  • Ukrainian: “Голд-Ривер”
  • Ukrainian: “Голд-Рівер”
  • Urdu: “گولڈ ریور، برٹش کولمبیا”

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