Fort Nelson, British Columbia
E496917
Fort Nelson, British Columbia is a small northern Canadian community in the province’s far northeast that serves as a key service and transportation hub along the Alaska Highway.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Nelson | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| airportCode | YYE ⓘ |
| areaCode |
236
ⓘ
250 ⓘ 778 ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 380 km southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon
ⓘ
approximately 454 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
oil and gas industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| formerStatus |
district municipality
ⓘ
incorporated town ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLevel | regional municipality ⓘ |
| hasService |
accommodation for highway travelers
ⓘ
education services ⓘ health care services ⓘ |
| highwayAccess |
Alaska Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInNorthernCanada | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | northeast corner of British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Alaska Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stone Mountain Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfName | named after British Admiral Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| populationRange | between 3,000 and 6,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | V0C ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Northern Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Fort Nelson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
service hub for the Alaska Highway
ⓘ
transportation hub for the Alaska Highway ⓘ |
| servedBy | Fort Nelson Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ |
| transportRole | gateway to northern British Columbia and the Yukon via Alaska Highway ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Fort Nelson