Fraser Canyon

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canyon river gorge

Fraser Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled river gorge in British Columbia, Canada, historically significant as a major corridor for transportation, settlement, and resource extraction.

Aliases (2)

Fraser River canyon corridor ×1
Lillooet Canyon ×1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canyon → river gorge →
containsInfrastructure	fishways at Hell's Gate →
containsRapids	China Bar rapids → Fisher Creek rapids → Hell's Gate rapids → Hells Gate fishways area rapids → Sailor Bar rapids →
country	Canada →
economicActivity	hydroelectric potential sites → logging transport corridor → mineral exploration access →
geologicalFeature	deeply incised river valley →
hasClimate	interior canyon climate →
hasSection	Alexandria Canyon → Big Bar Canyon → Boston Bar Canyon → Chimney Creek Canyon → Fountain Canyon → Hell's Gate → High Bar Canyon → Lillooet Canyon → Soda Creek Canyon → Yale Canyon →
hasVegetation	dry interior forests → grasslands on canyon slopes →
historicallyUsedFor	fur trade transportation route → gold rush access route → highway corridor → railway corridor →
importantFor	salmon migration route →
knownFor	dramatic river scenery → historical significance → steep rock walls → transportation corridor → whitewater rapids →
lengthApproximate	170 miles → 270 kilometres →
locatedIn	British Columbia →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedOnRiver	Fraser River →
nearbySettlement	Boston Bar, British Columbia → Lillooet, British Columbia → Lytton, British Columbia → Spences Bridge, British Columbia → Williams Lake, British Columbia → Yale, British Columbia →
northEndNear	Prince George →
partOf	Interior of British Columbia →
passesThrough	Coast Mountains → Interior Plateau →
significantEvent	Fraser Canyon Gold Rush → Fraser Canyon War →
southEndNear	Hope, British Columbia →
tourismAttraction	Fraser Canyon scenic drives → Hell's Gate Airtram → railway sightseeing → whitewater rafting →
traditionalTerritoryOf	Nlaka'pamux people → Secwepemc people → Stó:lō people → Tsilhqot'in people →
traversedBy	British Columbia Highway 1 → British Columbia Highway 12 (in part) → Canadian National Railway → Canadian Pacific Railway → Trans-Canada Highway →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush → Fraser Canyon War →	location
Fraser Canyon ("Lillooet Canyon") →	hasSection
Fraser River →	passesThroughRegion
Fraser Canyon War ("Fraser River canyon corridor") →	primaryTheatre
Nlaka'pamux →	region
Nlaka'pamux →	traditionalTerritoryIncludes