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Encyclopedia entry: Fraser River Lowland
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J. LEWIS ROBINSON
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Fraser River Lowland
Author: J. LEWIS ROBINSON
The Fraser River Lowland is a triangular area in southwestern British Columbia at the mouth of that river. The eastern apex of the triangle is at Hope, about 160 km inland from the Strait ofGEORGIA , and the lowland broadens to the west to a width of about 50 km. The international boundary between BC and Washington state crosses the southwestern part of the lowland. TheCOAST MTS form the northern boundary of the delta-lowland. The lowland is the largest area of level land with suitable agricultural soils in coastal BC.
The lowland is formed from both glacial and ...