Fraser Canyon

E53610
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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Fraser Canyon canonical 45
Fraser Canyon region 3
Fraser Canyon (lower reaches near mouth) 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 ⓘ
Fountain Canyon ⓘ
surface form: Big Bar Canyon

Boston Bar Canyon ⓘ
Chimney Creek Canyon ⓘ
Fountain Canyon ⓘ
Hell's Gate ⓘ
High Bar Canyon ⓘ
Fraser Canyon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 region ⓘ
surface form: Lillooet, British Columbia

Lytton, British Columbia ⓘ
Spences Bridge, British Columbia ⓘ
Williams Lake, British Columbia ⓘ
Yale, British Columbia ⓘ
northEndNear Prince George ⓘ
partOf Interior Plateau of British Columbia ⓘ
surface form: 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 Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
surface form: British Columbia Highway 1

British Columbia Highway 12 (in part) ⓘ
Canadian National Railway ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser Canyon Gold Rush → location → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Fraser River → passesThroughRegion → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Fraser Canyon → hasSection → Fraser Canyon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lillooet Canyon
Nlaka'pamux → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Nlaka'pamux → region → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Fraser Canyon War → location → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Fraser Canyon War → primaryTheatre → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser River canyon corridor
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline → crosses → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Lillooet region → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser Canyon area
Thompson River → passesThrough → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser Canyon (lower reaches near mouth)
Hell's Gate → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Yale Canyon → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boston Bar Canyon → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Alexandria Canyon → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Alexandria Canyon → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Hell's Gate rapids → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
China Bar rapids → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
subject surface form: China Bar Rapids
China Bar rapids → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
subject surface form: China Bar Rapids
Hells Gate fishways area rapids → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
British Columbia Highway 12 (in part) → followsValley → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
subject surface form: British Columbia Highway 12
British Columbia Highway 12 (in part) → isInCanyon → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
subject surface form: British Columbia Highway 12
Yale, British Columbia → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Yale, British Columbia → historicalRegion → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boston Bar, British Columbia → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boston Bar, British Columbia → historicalRegion → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Nlaka'pamux people → traditionalTerritory → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Hell's Gate Airtram → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Hell's Gate Airtram → offersViewOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
fishways at Hell's Gate → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boston Bar area → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Lytton First Nation → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boston Bar First Nation → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Kanaka Bar Indian Band → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Hope, British Columbia → locatedInRegion → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Hope, British Columbia → isGatewayTo → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Fountain Canyon → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Sailor Bar rapids → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Sailor Bar rapids → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser Canyon whitewater section
Lytton, British Columbia → locatedInValley → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Cariboo Road → associatedWith → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Nlaka’pamux Nation → region → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Soda Creek Canyon → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Soda Creek Canyon → isSubfeatureOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Chimney Creek Canyon → locatedIn → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Chimney Creek Canyon → isSubfeatureOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Chimney Creek Canyon → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser Canyon region
Boothroyd Indian Band → locatedInAdministrativeEntity → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Boothroyd Indian Band → isIndigenousTo → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
High Bar Canyon → partOf → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
Lillooet → locatedInValley → Fraser Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fraser Canyon region