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Nitinat River
Nitinat River is a river on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. Its source is in the Vancouver Island Ranges at McKinlay Peak. It travels in a south-west direction from its source until it meets Nitinat Lake at the Pacific Ocean. Along the river's course there is a List of protected areas of British Columbia, provincial park called Nitinat River Provincial Park and a fish hatchery called Nitinat Hatchery. See also *List of rivers in British Columbia References External links * {{Authority control Rivers of Vancouver Island Mid Vancouver Island Rivers of British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |