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where the Fort Nelson River is actually formed in the eyes of the indigenous Dene, Cree and
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The remains of the original bridge at
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34:Northern Rocky Mountains
36:region of the northern
805:Strait of Juan de Fuca
652:Queen Charlotte Strait
529:Princess Royal Channel
150:58.28333°N 121.75000°W
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539:Queen Charlotte Sound
524:Prince Rupert Harbour
107:BC Geographical Names
102:"Sikanni Chief River"
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730:Haro Strait
685:Active Pass
602:Drury Inlet
559:Smith Sound
554:Smith Inlet
436:North Coast
406:Laskeek Bay
388:Haida Gwaii
195:Hydrography
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141:121°45′00″W
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58:Fort Nelson
964:Categories
863:Hansen Bay
848:Brooks Bay
815:Toba Inlet
770:Ramsay Arm
745:Howe Sound
677:Salish Sea
592:Call Inlet
587:Bute Inlet
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95:References
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326:Kinbasket
341:Okanagan
331:Kootenay
321:Harrison
311:Cowichan
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215:Columbia
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336:Nechako
270:Stikine
260:Quesnel
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240:Nanaimo
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225:Fraser
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