Fraser River

Summary

Fraser River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month, #86 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fraser River is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Fraser River is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Fraser River is on the continent of North America^[5].
• Fraser River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].
• Simon Fraser is named after Fraser River^[7].
• Fraser River's Commons category is recorded as Fraser River^[8].
• Fraser River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Strait of Georgia^[9].
• Fraser River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.5183, 'lon': -118.3167}^[10].
• Fraser River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.1167, 'lon': -123.1917}^[11].
• Fraser River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Rocky Mountains^[12].
• Fraser River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fraser River^[13].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Bowron River^[14].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Quesnel River^[15].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Thompson River^[16].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Coquihalla River^[17].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Nechako River^[18].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Bridge River^[19].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Harrison River^[20].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Chilcotin River^[21].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as West Road River^[22].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as McGregor River^[23].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Salmon River^[24].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Pitt River^[25].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Moose River^[26].
• Fraser River's tributary is recorded as Doré River^[27].

Body

Geography

Fraser River is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in British Columbia^[3]. It is on the continent of North America^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Fraser River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2657'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Fraser River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].

History and Context

Simon Fraser is named after Fraser River^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fraser River include Fraser Valley^[29], a valley^[30], in Canada^[31] and Fraser Institute^[32], a think tank^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1974^[35], headquartered in Vancouver^[36].

Why It Matters

Fraser River ranks in the top 0.63% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month, #86 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Fraser Valley^[29], a valley^[30], in Canada^[31] and Fraser Institute^[32], a think tank^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1974^[35], headquartered in Vancouver^[36].