Canada
British Columbia
Regional District of Central Kootenay

Three Forks

Three Forks is a ghost town at the junction of Carpenter, Seaton, and Kane creeks in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . This former mining community, on BC Highway 31A, is by road about 8 kilometres east of New Denver and 38 kilometres west of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Three Forks, British Columbia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandon and Zincton.

Hamlet
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is in the foothills of the in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The near ghost town lies off BC Highway 31A, and is at the confluence of Creek into Carpenter Creek. is situated 6 km southeast of Three Forks.

Locality
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is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . This former mining community, on BC Highway 31A, is by road about 15 kilometres northeast of New Denver and 31 kilometres northwest of . is situated 6 km northeast of Three Forks.

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is a village of about 500 people in the of on the east shore of Slocan Lake. It hosted an internment camp for people with ancestry in enemy nations during World War II; some attractions in the town relate to that time.

Three Forks

Latitude
50.01222° or 50° 0′ 44″ north
Longitude
-117.28501° or 117° 17′ 6″ west
Elevation
937 metres (3,074 feet)
Open location code
95242P67+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 509300581
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6165867
Wiki­data ID
Q7797480
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Egyptian Arabic—“Three Forks” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Three Forks, British Columbia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ثرى فوركس”

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