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.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Trail
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Trail is a small city of 7,700 people in the West Kootenays region of interior southeast British Columbia.
Castlegar
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Castlegar is a city of 8,000 people in British Columbia on the southern tip of the Arrow Lakes chain.
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Rossland
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Rossland is a small mountain city in Southern British Columbia, Canada.
Greenwood
Greenwood, population 665, is a small city in the West Kootenays, of British Columbia, Canada.
Kaslo
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Kaslo is a village of almost 1,000 people in the West Kootenays of British Columbia.
Grand Forks
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Grand Forks is a city of about 4,000 people in the West Kootenays, near the Washington, USA border.
Creston
Creston is a town of about 5,600 people in the West Kootenays, at the south end of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.
Ainsworth Hot Springs-Balfour
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Ainsworth Hot Springs and Balfour are neighbouring unincorporated communities in the West Kootenays, of British Columbia, Canada.
Salmo
Salmo is a village of 1,100 people in the West Kootenays region of interior southeast British Columbia.New Denver
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New Denver is a village of about 500 people in the West Kootenays of British Columbia on the east shore of Slocan Lake.
Nakusp
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The Village of Nakusp is located south of the mouth of Kuskanax Creek, on the Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.
Christina Lake
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Christina Lake is a small village in the West Kootenays, of British Columbia.
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922.
West Kootenays
- Location: Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of centre
49.88° or 49° 52' 48" northLongitude of centre
-117.45° or 117° 27' westWikidata ID
Q14925052West Kootenays Satellite Map
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