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Encyclopedia > Kimberley, British Columbia
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Kimberley is a small mining town in British Columbia, Canada, located in the southeastern tip of the province, along Highway 95A in between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead and zinc mine, the Sullivan mine [1]. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1850 KB) Bavarian cuckoo clock in Kimberley, British Columbia, August 9, 2005. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1850 KB) Bavarian cuckoo clock in Kimberley, British Columbia, August 9, 2005. ... 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. ... British Columbia provincial highway 95, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province, opened in 1957. ... The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range on the west side of the Columbia Valley and on the east side of the Kootney Valley. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ...

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History

Kimberley was incorporated as a city in 1944 [2]. It became the Bavarian City of the Rockies in the 1970s.


Demographics and location

The population of Kimberley B.C. is 6,927 [3]. It is the highest city in Canada at 1,120m [4]. The claimed "largest working cuckoo clock in the world" is located here. Kimberley is served by the Cranbrook Airport. A cuckoo clock A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically a pendulum clock, that strikes the hours using small bellows and whistles that imitate the call of the Common Cuckoo bird in addition to striking on a wire gong. ... Cranbrook Airport (IATA Airport Code: YXC; ICAO Airport Code: CYXC) is a small regional airport located about 15 kilometers north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and 20 kilometers south-east of Kimberley, British Columbia. ...


Links

http://www.city.kimberley.bc.ca official website


Footnotes

  1. ^  Source: [5].
  2. ^  Source: Ibid.
  3. ^  Source: [6].
  4. ^  Source: Ibid.

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Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada (748 words)
The highest city in Canada, at 1,120 metres, Kimberley is the classic mining town of the Rockies region.
Location: Kimberley is located on Highway 95A, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Cranbrook in the BC Rockies.
A 200 foot trestle bridge, a haunted schoolhouse and Ice Age stone are all part of the historic and informative tour, not to mention the beautiful view of the city and the Rocky Mountains.
Ski Canada - Rocky Mountain condos in Kimberley British Columbia. Kimberley Resort (320 words)
Kimberley, known as British Columbia’s Bavarian city, was founded in 1891 as a mining town but remade itself as a ski resort in 1972.
Kimberley’s slopes lie in a perfect catchment area for powder, and snow stays light and dry for days, especially in the quiet, gladed fl runs.
Kimberley recently increased its snowmaking ability by boosting its water supply and adding four new snowguns.
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