Quesnel Highland

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Quesnel Highland is a plateau-like upland region in central British Columbia, Canada, characterized by rolling forested terrain and serving as a transitional area between the Cariboo Mountains and the Interior Plateau.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Quesnel Highland canonical 1
Shuswap Highland 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region
plateau
upland region
borders Cariboo Mountains NERFINISHED
Interior Plateau NERFINISHED
climateType continental climate
continent North America
country Canada
countrySubdivision Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED
dominantVegetation coniferous forest
elevationCharacteristic moderate to high elevation upland
geologicalFeature part of the Interior Plateau uplands
geologicalHistory influenced by glaciation
hydrologicalRole source area for tributaries of the Fraser River
landCover forested
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInRegion central British Columbia
locatedInWatershed Fraser River basin NERFINISHED
namedAfter Quesnel Lake NERFINISHED
Quesnel River NERFINISHED
partOf Interior Plateau region of British Columbia NERFINISHED
Interior System of British Columbia NERFINISHED
province British Columbia
regionType physiographic subdivision of British Columbia
relativeLocation east of the main Interior Plateau of British Columbia
west of the Cariboo Mountains
role transitional area between the Cariboo Mountains and the Interior Plateau
surfaceForm dissected plateau
terrainType plateau-like upland
rolling terrain

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Referenced by (2)

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

Cariboo Mountains borders Quesnel Highland
Cariboo Mountains borders Quesnel Highland
this entity surface form: Shuswap Highland