Kitwanga River
The Kitwanga River is a tributary of the Skeena River near Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, joining that stream at the community of Kitwanga, which means "people of the place of rabbits".Places of Interest
Highlights include Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site.
Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site
Battlefield
Kitwanga or Gitwangak is in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia. Among the Hazelton and Bulkley Mountain Ranges, the place is on the north shore of the Skeena River, east of the Kitwanga River confluence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitwanga.
Kitwanga
Kitwanga or Gitwangak is in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia. Among the Hazelton and Bulkley Mountain Ranges, the place is on the north shore of the Skeena River, east of the Kitwanga River confluence.Kitwanga River
- Type: River
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: stream and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
55.14984° or 55° 8′ 59″ north
Longitude
-128.02198° or 128° 1′ 19″ west
Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)
Open location code
947H4XXH+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Kitwanga River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kitwanga River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kitwanga”
- Cebuano: “Kitwanga River”
- German: “Kitwanga River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kitwanga”
- Spanish: “Kitwanga”
- Swedish: “Kitwanga River”
- Urdu: “کٹوانگا دریا”
- Venetian: “Fiume Kitwanga”
- Welsh: “Afon Kitwanga”
- “Kitwanga”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site and Kitwanga.
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