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Gitwinksihlkw

British Columbiavillage

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Gitwinksihlkw

Total population

201

Coordinates55.19°, -129.22°

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City facts

Overview

Gitwinksihlkw formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Road access is via the Nisga'a Highway.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.1931
Longitude
-129.2222
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
898
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    31
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet
    Regulus satrapa Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    25
  • Pacific stonecrop
    Sedum divergens S.Watson · Magnoliopsida
    25
  • Steller's Jay
    Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    24
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    22
  • American parsley fern
    Cryptogramma acrostichoides R.Br. ex Richards. · Polypodiopsida
    22
  • Chestnut-backed Chickadee
    Poecile rufescens (J.K.Townsend, 1837) · Aves
    20

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2022-10-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in British Columbia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
982

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
179
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gitwinksihlkw

First Nations water rights in British Columbia
Jubie Steinhauer · 1996

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Johnson's Jumping Spider
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Phidippus johnsoni
Seen 2026-05-20
American parsley fern
American parsley fern
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Seen 2026-05-20
Brown-lipped Snail
Brown-lipped Snail
Cepaea nemoralis
Seen 2026-05-18
Solomon's plume
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
Seen 2026-05-11
quaking aspen
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
Seen 2026-05-10
Salmonberry
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
Seen 2026-05-10
pipsissewa
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
Seen 2026-05-02
twinberry honeysuckle
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
Seen 2026-05-02
licorice fern
licorice fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Seen 2026-05-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Gitwinksihlkw, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Nisga'a Lava Bed — Gitwinksihlkw, Canada5.6 miRivière de lave pétrifiée (Éruption 250 ans environ ) Lava bed near New Aiyanch ^^Nisga'a's country - panoramio — Gitwinksihlkw, Canada5.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library