Dawson Creek, British Columbia
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Dawson Creek, British Columbia is a small city in northeastern British Columbia best known as the historic starting point of the Alaska Highway.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dawson Creek | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
236
ⓘ
250 ⓘ 778 ⓘ |
| censusDivision | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityStatusDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 55.7600 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -120.2350 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 400 km northeast of Prince George
ⓘ
approximately 600 km northwest of Edmonton ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 655 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAs | settlement ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dawson Creek City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArena | Ovintiv Events Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Alaska Highway House museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mile 0 post of the Alaska Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Alberta Railways Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMayor | mayor of Dawson Creek ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Mile 0 City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayJunction |
Highway 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 97 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationAs | village ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| knownFor | historic starting point of the Alaska Highway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
northeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Peace River Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dawson Creek (stream) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | George Mercer Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | true ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 12,000 ⓘ |
| populationAsOf | 2021 ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | V1G ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ |
| servedBy | Dawson Creek Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sports | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startPointOf | Alaska Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | Peace River Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Dawson Creek