East Kootenays
The East Kootenays is a region in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada, generally taken to include the valley of the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers south of Golden to the U.S. border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kootenay National Park and Cranbrook.
Kootenay National Park
Kootenay National Park is in the East Kootenays region of British Columbia, Canada. It is one component of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.
Cranbrook
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Cranbrook is a city of approximately 20,000 that is the primary administrative and commercial center for the Kootenay region in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, Canada. It serves the surrounding area of over 82,000 people.
Kimberley
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Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Fernie and Radium Hot Springs.
Fernie
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Fernie is a town of 5,200 people in British Columbia that is fully encircled by the Rocky Mountains. It began as a mining town, but its location in the Canadian Rockies has led to the development of the Fernie Alpine Resort.
Radium Hot Springs
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Radium Hot Springs is a village of about 800 people in the East Kootenays. It is famous for its hot pools. For visitor information you can visit:…
Invermere
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Invermere is a popular year-round tourist and recreation destination in the Columbia River Valley of southeastern British Columbia in the East Kootenays nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Purcell Mountains to the west.
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
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Mount Assiniboine Park is in a BC provincial park in the East Kootenays region of British Columbia. This is one of a group of Canadian Rocky Mountain parks that are collectively on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Fairmont Hot Springs
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Fairmont Hot Springs is an unincorporated community of about 475 people in East Kootenays, British Columbia.
East Kootenays
- Type: regional district in British Columbia with 65,900 residents
- Description: regional district of British Columbia
- Also known as: “East Kootenay Regional District”, “RDEK”, and “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Location: Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“East Kootenays” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Distrikti rajonal East Kootenay”
- Arabic: “المقاطعة الإقليمية لشرق كوتيناي”
- Armenian: “Աևելյան Կուտենեյ”
- Cebuano: “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Chinese: “东库特奈地区”
- Chinese: “東庫特奈地區”
- Chinese: “東庫特尼地區醫院”
- Dutch: “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Esperanto: “regiona distrikto de orienta Kootenay”
- French: “district régional d’East Kootenay”
- French: “District régional d’East Kootenay”
- German: “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Hebrew: “המחוז האיזורי מזרח קוטניי”
- Italian: “Distretto regionale di East Kootenay”
- Japanese: “イースト・クートニー地域”
- Polish: “East Kootenay”
- Portuguese: “Distrito Regional de East Kootenay”
- Russian: “Восточный Кутеней”
- Russian: “Ист-Кутеней”
- Slovenian: “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Swedish: “Regional District of East Kootenay”
- Ukrainian: “Іст-Кутеней”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع ایسٹ کوٹنے”
Kootenays: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Yoho National Park, Golden, Glacier National Park, and Nelson.
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