West Klinaklini River
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The West Klinaklini River is a brief but voluminous tributary of the Klinaklini River
, joining it in its lower reaches above its mouth into Knight Inlet
. Only 7 km long, it is formed by the meltwater from the Klinaklini Glacier
, the main tongue of the vast Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
(Silverthrone Glacier
), which lies west of the Klinaklini.
Klinaklini River
The Klinaklini River is one of the major rivers of the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. It begins in the northern basins of the Pantheon Range to the north of Mount Waddington and briefly heads northeast onto the Chilcotin Plateau before bending around...
, joining it in its lower reaches above its mouth into Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast...
. Only 7 km long, it is formed by the meltwater from the Klinaklini Glacier
Klinaklini Glacier
The Klinaklini Glacier is a glacier west of the Klinaklini River and head of Knight Inlet in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.-References:...
, the main tongue of the vast Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
The Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is an icefield in the central Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest icefield in the Coast Mountains south of the Alaska Panhandle, with an area of . It is located on the west side of the Klinaklini River and the Waddington Range...
(Silverthrone Glacier
Silverthrone Glacier
The Silverthrone Glacier is a glacier at the northwest head of Knight Inlet in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.-References:...
), which lies west of the Klinaklini.