Fraser Plateau

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The Fraser Plateau is a broad, highland region in central British Columbia characterized by rolling plateaus, river valleys, and extensive forests shaped by volcanic and glacial activity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fraser Plateau canonical 4
Fraser Plateau and Basin complex 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region
physiographic region
plateau
borderedBy Cariboo Mountains
Chilcotin Plateau
linked to: Chilcotin region

Coast Mountains
Fraser River
Nechako Plateau
country Canada
dominantTreeSpecies Douglas-fir
linked to: Douglas fir

lodgepole pine
spruce
subalpine fir
dominantVegetation coniferous forest
elevationRange approximately 900–1500 metres above sea level
geologicalFeature basaltic lava flows
glacial till
glaciofluvial deposits
hasClimate continental climate
hasClimateCharacteristic cold winters
semi-arid conditions in some valleys
warm summers
hasEconomicActivity forestry
mining
ranching
tourism
hasGeologicalOrigin glacial activity
volcanic activity
hasLandCover extensive forests
hasLandform river valleys
rolling plateaus
hasMajorRiver Blackwater River
Chilcotin River
Fraser River
Nechako River
Quesnel River
hasMajorTown 100 Mile House
Prince George
Quesnel
Williams Lake
hasSubregion Cariboo region
Chilcotin region
isDrainedBy Fraser River basin
Pacific Ocean watershed
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInRegion Central British Columbia
namedAfter Fraser River
partOf Canadian Cordillera
Interior Plateau

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interior Plateau borderedBy Fraser Plateau
Chilcotin River ecoregion Fraser Plateau and Basin complex
linked to: Fraser Plateau
Canadian Intermontane region contains Fraser Plateau