Nimpkish River
Appearance
Nimpkish River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Rupert Land District |
Region | Northern Vancouver Island |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Alston |
• coordinates | 50°01′04″N 126°14′07″W / 50.0177°N 126.2352°W |
• elevation | 1,415 m (4,642 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Broughton Strait |
• coordinates | 50°33′59″N 126°58′55″W / 50.56639°N 126.98194°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 118.1 km (73.4 mi) |
The Nimpkish River is a river in northern
Port McNeill, just southwest of the town of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island
.
Name origin
"Nimpkish" is an anglicization of the
'Namgis
.
See also
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