Thompson River

The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the , flowing through the south-central portion of , Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the and the .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lytton.

is a village of about 250 people in the Fraser Canyon in the region of . About 1,700 people live in the immediate area in rural areas and on reserves of the neighbouring six Nlaka'pamux communities.

Thompson River

Latitude
50.24193° or 50° 14′ 31″ north
Longitude
-121.57665° or 121° 34′ 36″ west
Elevation
142 metres (466 feet)
Open location code
942W6CRF+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92165450
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
6165524
Wiki­data ID
Q2143805
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Thompson River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Thompson
  • Bulgarian: Томпсън
  • Catalan: riu Thompson
  • Catalan: Riu Thompson
  • Cebuano: Thompson River
  • Chinese: 湯普森河
  • Chinese: 湯遜河
  • Chuvash: Томпсон
  • Dutch: Thompson River
  • Dutch: Thompson
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ثومپسون
  • French: rivière Thompson
  • French: Thompson
  • German: Thompson River
  • Irish: Abhainn Thompson
  • Italian: Thompson
  • Japanese: トンプソン川
  • Mingrelian: ტომპსონი (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: ტომპსონი
  • Romanian: Râul Thompson, Columbia Britanică
  • Romanian: Thompson River
  • Russian: Томпсон
  • South Azerbaijani: تومپسون چایی
  • Spanish: Rio Thompson
  • Spanish: Río Thompson
  • Swedish: Thompson River, British Columbia
  • Swedish: Thompson River
  • Welsh: Afon Thompson
  • Western Panjabi: دریاۓ تھامپسن

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