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Kitwanga River

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Name Kitwanga River
Indigenous Language of Origin Gitxsanimx̲, Gitsenimx̲
Toponymic Feature ID c9548770d05411d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key JBXHD
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Cassiar Land District
Province/Territory British Columbia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 55° 6′ 6″ N, 128° 5′ 10″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 55.101667, -128.086111
NTS Map Number 103P01
Relevance at Scale 1:250 000
Decision Date 1953-08-06
Source British Columbia-Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
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