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Fort Nelson, BC (Nearby: Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Muskwa, Old Fort Nelson, Snake River, Prophet River)

5007 AIRPORT DR.
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
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British Columbia Tourism Region : Northern BC

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Fort Nelson - Apparently named after Horatio, Lord Nelson (1758-1805), the British naval hero. Both Fort Nelson and a post at McLeod Lake seem to have been founded in 1805, and the two places compete for the title of 'oldest white settlement in British C
Kotcho River - From Slave Indian words meaning 'big fire.'
Muskwa River - This is the Cree Indian word for 'black bear.'
With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.

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Nearby:	Muskwa, 5km Fort Nelson 2, 9km Old Fort Nelson, 9km Parker Lake Ecological Reserve, 12km Fort Nelson River Ecological Reserve, 20km Klua, 22km Goguka Creek Protected Area, 34km Snake 5, 29km Snake River, 29km Elleh, 47km Prophet River 4, 80km Prophet River / Bedaux Pass / Fontas River / Mount Sheffield / Trutch / Tuchodi River, 80km Jackpine Remnant Protected Area, 60km Klua Lakes Protected Area, 80km Ekwan, 62km Prophet River Wayside Park, 92km Steamboat, 60km	Fontas / Hay River, 80km Trutch, 120km Fontas 1, 80km Sikanni Old Growth Park, 85km Maxhamish Lake Protected Area, 120km Needley, 88km Maxhamish Lake Park, 121km Peace River Land District, 146km Niteal, 105km Buckinghorse River Wayside Park, 158km Buckinghorse River / Besa River, 158km Sikanni Chief Canyon Park, 151km Mason Creek, 164km Nelson Forks, 108km Sikanni Chief Falls Protected Area, 173km Sikanni Chief, 175km Kotcho Lake Ecological Reserve, 97km	Kotcho Lake Village Site Park, 96km Sikanni, 128km Pink Mountain Park, 193km Prophet River Hot Springs Park, 149km Northern Rocky Mountains Park, 118km Northern Rocky Mountains Protected Area, 103km Pink Mountain / Laurier Pass / Sikanni Chief River / Trimble Lake, 197km Redfern-Keily Park, 169km Kahntah 3, 115km Kahntah, 115km Boring Ranch, 206km Gutah, 143km Tamarack, 156km Summit Lake, 113km Gleam, 165km Brady Ranch, 220km
Nearby Lakes and Mountains:	Tsimeh Lakes, 18km Parker Lake, 12km Clarke Lake, 21km Andy Bailey Lake, 31km Klowee Lake, 32km Milo Lake, 28km Evie Lake, 27km Lake Carole, 68km Tightfit Lake, 87km Two Island Lake, 79km Komie Lake, 59km Klua Lakes, 80km Tsea Lakes, 75km Mount Yakatchie, 97km Trail Lake, 88km Patry Lake, 73km Tsinhia Lake, 89km	Mount Bigfoot, 88km Texaco Lakes, 69km Coles Lake, 109km Grassy Mountain, 107km Dekontha Lake, 113km Drymeat Lake, 115km Tepee Mountain, 67km Swan Lake, 127km Steamboat Mountain, 70km Maxhamish Lake, 123km Tommy Lakes, 119km Mount Gunnell, 74km Klingzut Mountain, 136km Little Sisters Mountain, 114km Cabin Lake, 86km Sleeping Chief Mountain, 124km Impa Lake, 154km	Elleh Lake, 89km Mason Lake, 163km Etset Lake, 117km Kluachesi Lake, 117km Grizzly Lake, 126km Horseshoe Mountain, 112km Mount Luckhurst, 163km Kotcho Lake, 94km Estsine Lake, 142km Lifeline Lake, 182km Mount Gary Powell, 121km Lily Lake, 186km Outaanetdey Lake, 105km Mount Wooliever, 181km Mount Withrow, 177km Meaoulie Lake, 103km

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