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Similkameen River

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Name Similkameen River
Indigenous Language of Origin Uncoded languages
Toponymic Feature ID 0cfb3b42849c20c320f03c0a273ad134
Key JBKMW
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Similkameen Division Yale Land District
Province/Territory British Columbia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 48° 59′ 59″ N, 119° 42′ 8″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 48.9997222, -119.7022222
NTS Map Number 082E04
Relevance at Scale 1:2 000 000
Decision Date 1924-03-31
Source British Columbia-Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
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