Telegraph Creek
Telegraph Creek is a small community located off Highway 37 in northern British Columbia at the confluence of the Stikine River and Telegraph Creek. The only permanent settlement on the Stikine River, it is home to approximately 250 members of Tahltan First Nation and non-native residents.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights: Telegraph Creek Airport.
Telegraph Creek
- Type: Village with 51 residents
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
57.90633° or 57° 54′ 23″ north
Longitude
-131.16635° or 131° 9′ 59″ west
Population
51
Elevation
296 metres (971 feet)
IATA airport code
YTX
UN/LOCODE
CA YTX
Open location code
949CWR4M+GF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Urdu—“Telegraph Creek” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Telegraph Creek”
- Dutch: “Telegraph Creek, British Columbia”
- Dutch: “Telegraph Creek”
- French: “Telegraph Creek”
- German: “Telegraph Creek”
- Slovak: “Telegraph Creek”
- Ukrainian: “Телеграф-Крік”
- Urdu: “ٹیلی گراف کریک”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tahltan and Glenora Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Telegraph Creek and Saint Aidan.
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