Kananaskis River

The Kananaskis River is a mountain river in western , Canada. It is a tributary of the , crossing much of the length of the northern section of . The river was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a Cree.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seebe.

Hamlet
is a former hamlet and ghost town in , Canada, within the . It is a former Calgary Power Company Ltd. employee townsite that was closed on August 31, 2004. The name comes from the Cree word for river.

Kananaskis River

Latitude
51.10007° or 51° 6′ 0″ north
Longitude
-115.06874° or 115° 4′ 8″ west
Elevation
1,290 metres (4,232 feet)
Open location code
95364W2J+2G
Geo­Names ID
5989105
Wiki­data ID
Q3433709
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Kananaskis River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kananaskis River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كاناناسكيس
  • French: Kananaskis River
  • French: rivière Kananaskis
  • French: Rivière Kananaskis
  • German: Kananaskis River
  • Hebrew: נהר קאנאנאסקיס
  • Irish: Abhainn Kananaskis
  • Japanese: カナナスキス川
  • Persian: کاناناسکیس ریور
  • Spanish: Río Kananaskis
  • Swedish: Kananaskis River
  • Tajik: Кананаскис
  • Tajik: Кононоскис ревир
  • Welsh: Afon Kananaskis
  • Kananaskis

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