Kitselas | |
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railway point | |
Location of Kitselas in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 54°33′59″N 128°27′05″W / 54.56639°N 128.45139°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Skeena |
Regional district | Kitimat–Stikine |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Waterways | Skeena River |
Kitselas is a railway point on the northwestern shore of the Skeena River in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada.[1] The former name was Vanarsdol. Across the Skeena to the southwest is the mouth of the Zymoetz River (commonly called the Copper River). This river bridge on BC Highway 16 is by road about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Terrace.