Skeena River

The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within , Canada. Since ancient times, the Skeena has been an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan—whose names mean "inside the River of Mist", and "people of the River of Mist," respectively.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: The Skeena

Skeena River

Latitude
54.01523° or 54° 0′ 55″ north
Longitude
-130.1128° or 130° 6′ 46″ west
Open location code
946F2V8P+3V
Geo­Names ID
6148774
Wiki­data ID
Q2291822
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Skeena River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Skeena
  • Basque: Skeena (ibaia)
  • Basque: Skeena
  • Bulgarian: Скина
  • Catalan: riu Skeena
  • Catalan: Riu Skeena
  • Cebuano: Skeena River
  • Chinese: 斯基納河
  • Dutch: Skeena River
  • Dutch: Skeena
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سكينا
  • French: fleuve Skeena
  • French: le Skeena
  • French: rivière Skeena
  • French: Skeena
  • German: Skeena River
  • Irish: Abhainn Skeena
  • Italian: Skeena
  • Japanese: スキーナ川
  • Mingrelian: სკინა
  • Polish: Skeena
  • Russian: Скина
  • South Azerbaijani: اسکینا چایی
  • Spanish: rio Skeena
  • Spanish: río Skeena
  • Spanish: Río Skeena
  • Swedish: Skeena River
  • Urdu: سکینہ دریا
  • Welsh: Afon Skeena
  • Western Panjabi: دریائے سکینا

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