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Stikine Plateau

Coordinates: 58°23′N 129°53′W / 58.383°N 129.883°W / 58.383; -129.883
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Stikine Plateau
Approximate boundaries of the Stikine Plateau
Approximate boundaries of the Stikine Plateau
Coordinates: 58°23′N 129°53′W / 58.383°N 129.883°W / 58.383; -129.883
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Part ofIntermontane Plateaus

The Stikine Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies between the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the west and southwest and the Cassiar Mountains along its northeast, and between the Skeena Mountains on its south and southeast and the Jennings and Nakina Rivers on the north.[2]

Sub-plateaus and mountain ranges

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The plateau has a number of sub-plateaus:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  2. ^ "Stikine Plateau". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ Map of the Canadian Cordillera, ancillary document to Landforms of British Columbia, S. Holland, Bulletin 48, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources, BC Govt, 1976 Archived May 9, 2005, at the Wayback Machine