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The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that live in the region. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) * Land 925,186 km² * Water 19,549 km² (2. ... The Fraser Canyon is a canyon in the Fraser Categories: British Columbia geography | Geography stubs ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ...


The Cariboo is commonly divided into North Cariboo, Central Cariboo and South Cariboo. The commercial centre of the north is Quesnel, of the central Williams Lake and of the south 100 Mile House. The Cariboo region is generally considered to reach as far southeast as the city of Kamloops and to include the Cache Creek and Lillooet areas in the south. The region west of the Fraser north of Lillooet, the Chilcotin, is often considered to be a part of the Cariboo; the country south of it immediately west of Lillooet is sometimes referred to as the West Cariboo. Quesnel is a town in the north of British Columbia, Canada. ... For other uses, see Williams Lake, British Columbia (disambiguation) Williams Lake is a city in British Columbia, Canada. ... (Redirected from 100 Mile House) 100 Mile House is a town located in central British Columbia, Canada. ... There are several places named Cache Creek. ... Lillooet is located on the banks of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Chilcotin (also Tsilhqot’in) are a Northern Athabaskan First Nations people that live in British Columbia, Canada. ... Lillooet is located on the banks of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. ...


Important events in the history of the Cariboo region:

The Cariboo Trail is a 1950 film about the gold rush era of the 1890's in the area. The film is based on a story by John Rhodes Sturdy, screenplay by Frank Gruber, directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes. The Gold Rush of British Columbia occurred after gold was discovered in the Fraser River Valley. ... A portion of the Cariboo Road, circa 1867–1868 The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queens Highway) was a project initiated in 1862 by the colonial Governor of British Columbia, James Douglas. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Randolph Scott (left) with Cary Grant George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987), generally known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. ... George Francis Gabby Hayes (May 7, 1885–February 9, 1969) was an American actor. ...


Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel. Jump to: navigation, search Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a lake and mountain-filled wilderness park located in northern British Columbia, Canada, about 120 kilometers east of Quesnel, B.C. The main attraction is the 166-km (103-mile) canoe circuit through the Cariboo Mountains, which follows lakes, rivers, and... Jump to: navigation, search Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. ...


External links

  • Information on the South Cariboo


Flag of New York Regions and Regional Districts of British Columbia
BC Regions Cariboo | Fraser Valley | Kootenays | Lower Mainland | Nechako | North Coast | Okanagan | Peace River | Sunshine Coast | Thompson | Vancouver Island
BC Regional Districts Alberni-Clayoquot | Bulkley-Nechako | Capital | Cariboo | Central Coast | Central Kootenay | Central Okanagan | Columbia-Shuswap | Comox-Strathcona | Cowichan Valley | East Kootenay | Fraser Valley | Fraser-Fort George | Greater Vancouver | Kitimat-Stikine | Kootenay Boundary | Mount Waddington | Nanaimo | North Okanagan | Northern Rockies | Okanagan-Similkameen | Peace River | Powell River | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | Squamish-Lillooet | Stikine | Sunshine Coast | Thompson-Nicola

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Cariboo Mountains - Encyclopedia.com (993 words)
Cariboo Mountains, range, c.200 mi (320 km) long, E British Columbia, Canada, rising to 11,750 ft (3,582 m) at Mt. Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
In the foothills to the west is the Cariboo dist., scene of the famous Cariboo gold rush of 1860.
The Cariboo wagon road, built (1862-65) by the government, facilitated the settlement of the interior of the province.
Cariboo at AllExperts (460 words)
The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains.
As a region and historical identity, the Cariboo is sometimes considered to extend to the Thompson River to the south of that, and to border on the city of Kamloops at its southeastern corner and even as far as Lytton, at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
The Cariboo region is generally considered to reach as far southeast as the city of Kamloops and to include the Cache Creek and Lillooet areas in the south.
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