Quesnel
Quesnel) is a city of about 12,000 people in the Cariboo region of British Columbia on the bank of the Fraser River. The town got its start via its location on the Cariboo Wagon Road which transported thousands of prospectors seeking their fortunes during the Cariboo Gold Rush.- Location: Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- Population: 13,800
- IATA airport code: YQZ
- United Nations Location Code: CA QSN
- Latitude: 52.9784° or 52° 58' 42.3" north
- Longitude: -122.4931° or 122° 29' 35.2" west
- Elevation: 479 meters (1572 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 6115187
Also Known As
- Arabic: كينيل
- French: Quesnel
- German: Quesnel
- Persian: کوئزنل
- Portuguese: Quesnel
- Russian: Квеснел
- Serbian: Квенел
- Urdu: کوئیسنل، برٹش کولمبیا
In the Area
Localities
- West QuesnelSuburb, 1½ km west
- Red BluffSuburb, 2½ km southeast
- WestplyLocality, 3½ km south
- Rich BarLocality, 7 km south
- Big CanyonLocality, 9 km east
- BarlowLocality, 10 km northeast
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