Kootenays
Kootenays is a large region in British Columbia. This area begins at the Alberta border and extends west to the Monashee range of the Columbia Mountains. The area is famed for its laid-back lifestyle and endless outdoor adventure opportunities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Yoho National Park and Kootenay National Park.
Yoho National Park
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Yoho National Park is British Columbia's sister to Alberta's Banff National Park, a world heritage site, on the western side of the continental divide that separates the two provinces.
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.
Golden
Golden is a small town in the Columbia-Rockies portion of the Kootenays in British Columbia near the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as West Kootenays and Columbia-Rockies.
West Kootenays
The West Kootenays is south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. The area is approximately defined as being the area south of Highway 1 from Revelstoke and including the valleys of Slocan Lake and Kootenay Lake and at least part of the Arrow Lake valley, as far south as the USA border.
Columbia-Rockies
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The Columbia-Rockies region is a mountainous area in British Columbia.
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.
Kootenays
- Type: region
- Description: region of British Columbia, Canada
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
50.4° or 50° 24′ northLongitude of center
-117.29° or 117° 17′ 24″ westWikidata ID
Q3198833
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Kootenays” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “庫特尼”
- French: “Koootenay (région)”
- French: “Kootenay”
- French: “Kootenays”
- Italian: “Kootenays”
- Japanese: “クートニー”
- Persian: “کوتنیز”
- Portuguese: “Kootenay”
- Spanish: “Kootenay”
- Venetian: “Kootenays”
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