North Thompson River

The North Thompson River is the northern branch of the Thompson River, the largest tributary of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Overlanders Bridge and Kamloops station.

Overlanders Bridge

Bridge

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The Overlanders Bridge is a bridge that spans the Thompson River in Kamloops, British Columbia. It connects Fortune Drive and Tranquille Road in the north with Victoria Street in the south.

Kamloops station

Railway station

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Kamloops station is a railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It previously served as the overnight stopover point for the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper and Banff from Vancouver.

Kamloops North station

Railway station

Photo: Elwood P. Dowd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamloops North station is a railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Canadian National Railway mainline and is located at the Canadian National Railway Yards. The station is served by Via Rail's Canadian train. Kamloops North station is situated 4 km north of North Thompson River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamloops and North Kamloops.

Kamloops

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Kamloops is a city of 98,000 people in the central interior of British Columbia. It is billed as the Tournament Capital of Canada. It has hosted Strauss Canada Cup of Curling, Skate Canada, World Fly Fishing Championships, Tim Horton's Olympic Qualifying Bike Race, and World Junior Hockey Championships.

North Kamloops

Suburb

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North Kamloops is a neighbourhood and former town located in the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It is located immediately to the northwest of Downtown Kamloops across the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers.

Knutsford

Suburb

Knutsford is a neighbourhood of the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of that city just west of Peterson Creek. It is named for Knutsford, Cheshire, by Robert Longridge, who took up ranching in the area in 1912. Knutsford is situated 7 km south of North Thompson River.

North Thompson River

Type: Stream
Description: river in British Columbia, Canada
Categories: river and body of water
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

50.68308° or 50° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

-120.3442° or 120° 20′ 39″ west

Elevation

347 metres (1,138 feet)

Open location code

942XMMM4+68

GeoNames ID

6090720

Wikidata ID

Q16895914

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“North Thompson River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “North Thompson River”
Chinese: “北湯姆遜河”
Dutch: “North Thompson River”
Dutch: “North Thompson Rivier”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نورث ثومپسون”
French: “North Thompson River”
French: “Rivière North Thompson”
French: “rivière Thompson nord”
German: “North Thompson Fluss”
German: “North Thompson River”
Italian: “fiume North Thompson”
Italian: “North Thompson River”
Japanese: “ノーストンプソン川”
Spanish: “río North Thompson”
Spanish: “Río North Thompson”
Swedish: “North Thompson River”
Welsh: “Afon North Thompson”
“North Thompson River”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Powers Addition and West End of Kamloops.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Thompson River and Paul Peak.

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