Kicking Horse River
The Kicking Horse River is in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river was named in 1858, when James Hector, a member of the Palliser Expedition, reported being kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river.
Stodge, Public domain.- River
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
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Kicking Horse River
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
51.29865° or 51° 17′ 55″ north
Longitude
-116.94122° or 116° 56′ 28″ west
Open location code
953573X5+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = river
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Kicking Horse River” goes by many names.
Ríu Kicking HorseAsturian
Kicking HorseCatalan
Riu Kicking HorseCatalan
Kicking Horse RiverCebuano
踢馬河Chinese
踢马河Chinese
Kicking Horse RiverDutch
نهر كيكينج هورسEgyptian Arabic
נהר קיקינג הורסHebrew
Abhainn Kicking HorseIrish
キッキング・ホース川Japanese
ქიქინგ ჰორსიMingrelian
ქიქინგ ჰორსი (წყარმალუ)Mingrelian
Кикинг-ХорсRussian
کیکینق هورسه چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Kicking Horse RiverSwedish
Кікінг-ГорсUkrainian
ککنگ ہارس دریاUrdu
Afon Kicking HorseWelsh
دریائے ککنگ ہارسWestern Panjabi
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