List of plateaus in British Columbia facts for kids
This is a list of plateau and plateau-like landforms in British Columbia, Canada.
| Plateau | Name official? (Y/N) | NTS mapsheet | latitude-longitude | region (or parent plateau/range) | approx. size | avg. elevation | map-link | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Plateau | Y | 82M/4 | 51°03′00″N 119°33′00″W / 51.05000°N 119.55000°W | Shuswap | Between Adams Lake and Shuswap Lake | |||
| Alberta Plateau | N (rescinded) | 94I | 58°00′00″N 122°00′00″W / 58.00000°N 122.00000°W | Fort Nelson-Peace | ||||
| Arctic Lake Plateau | Y | 104G/7 | 57°18′00″N 130°46′00″W / 57.30000°N 130.76667°W | Stikine | ||||
| Big Raven Plateau | Y | 104G/10 | 57°43′00″N 130°45′00″W / 57.71667°N 130.75000°W | Stikine | ||||
| Bonaparte Plateau | Y | 92P/3 | 51°09′00″N 121°17′00″W / 51.15000°N 121.28333°W | Thompson-South Cariboo | a.k.a. Kamloops Plateau | |||
| Cariboo Plateau | N | Cariboo | Name is unofficial but widely used both today and historically | |||||
| Cariboo Plateau (Shuswap) | Y | 82L/15 | 50°49′00″N 118°49′00″W / 50.81667°N 118.81667°W | Shuswap | ||||
| Clayoquot Plateau | Y (park name is official) | 92F/3 | 49°13′30″N 125°25′50″W / 49.22500°N 125.43056°W | Clayoquot Sound | ||||
| Coutlee Plateau | N (rescinded) | 92I/2 | 50°04′00″N 120°56′00″W / 50.06667°N 120.93333°W | Nicola (SW of Merritt | ||||
| Dease Plateau | Y | 104P/11 | 59°35′00″N 129°30′00″W / 59.58333°N 129.50000°W | Northern Interior | ||||
| Dil-Dil Plateau | y | 92O/3 | 51°13′00″N 123°10′00″W / 51.21667°N 123.16667°W | Chilcotin (W side of upper Big Creek) | ||||
| Douglas Plateau | Y | 92I/8 | 50°17′00″N 120°15′00″W / 50.28333°N 120.25000°W | Nicola Country (SE of Douglas Lake) | ||||
| Etsho Plateau | Y | 94P/6 | 59°15′00″N 121°30′00″W / 59.25000°N 121.50000°W | Fort Nelson-Liard | ||||
| Forbidden Plateau | Y | 92F/11 | 49°41′00″N 125°19′00″W / 49.68333°N 125.31667°W | Mid-Vancouver Island | ||||
| Fraser Plateau | Y | 93B/3 | 52°00′00″N 123°00′00″W / 52.00000°N 123.00000°W | Central Interior | ||||
| Green Timber Plateau | Y | 92P/6 | 51°15′00″N 121°30′00″W / 51.25000°N 121.50000°W | South Cariboo (W of Chasm, N of Clinton | ||||
| Interior Plateau | Y | 93B/3 | 52°00′00″N 123°00′00″W / 52.00000°N 123.00000°W | BC Interior | Includes Fraser, Thompson, Nechako and McGregor Plateaus | |||
| Kawdy Plateau | Y | 104O/3 | 59°15′00″N 131°30′00″W / 59.25000°N 131.50000°W | Cassiar-Teslin | ||||
| Kimberley Plateau | Y | 82E/2 | 49°12′00″N 118°51′00″W / 49.20000°N 118.85000°W | East Kootenay | ||||
| Kitsu Plateau | Y | 104G/7 | 57°28′00″N 130°45′00″W / 57.46667°N 130.75000°W | Stikine | ||||
| Klastline Plateau | Y | 104G/16 | 57°57′00″N 130°05′00″W / 57.95000°N 130.08333°W | Stikine | ||||
| Kukwaus Plateau | Y | 92P/2 | 51°15′00″N 120°45′00″W / 51.25000°N 120.75000°W | Bonaparte Plateau (W of Bonaparte Lake | ||||
| Level Mountain | N (rescinded) | 104J/6 | 58°23′46″N 131°24′06″W / 58.39611°N 131.40167°W | Northern Interior | Encompasses a lava plateau | |||
| Liard Plateau | Y | 94N/12 | 59°40′00″N 125°30′00″W / 59.66667°N 125.50000°W | Northern Interior | ||||
| McGregor Plateau | Y | 93I/6 | 54°20′00″N 121°00′00″W / 54.33333°N 121.00000°W | Central Interior-Rockies | Includes McGregor Range | |||
| Nahlin Plateau | Y | 104J/6 | 58°27′00″N 131°25′00″W / 58.45000°N 131.41667°W | Cassiar-Teslin | ||||
| Nechako Plateau | Y | 93L | 54°30′00″N 126°00′00″W / 54.50000°N 126.00000°W | Central Interior | ||||
| Nicoamen Plateau | Y | 92I/3 | 50°12′00″N 121°14′00″W / 50.20000°N 121.23333°W | Lower Thompson-Cascades | ||||
| Nicola Plateau | Y | 92I/7 | 50°20′00″N 120°37′00″W / 50.33333°N 120.61667°W | Thompson-Nicola | ||||
| Nipple Plateau | N (rescinded) | 92H/13 | 49°51′00″N 121°38′00″W / 49.85000°N 121.63333°W | Lillooet Ranges-Fraser Canyon | Actually a peak/point at the end of a narrow ridge, once seen from below as a plateau, now named "The Nipple" | |||
| Nisutlin Plateau | Y | 104N/16 | 59°50′00″N 132°00′00″W / 59.83333°N 132.00000°W | Atlin | ||||
| Rabbit Plateau | Y | 94M/3 | 59°08′00″N 127°05′00″W / 59.13333°N 127.08333°W | Northern Rockies-Liard | ||||
| Red Plateau | N (rescinded) | 92I/15 | 50°47′00″N 120°36′00″W / 50.78333°N 120.60000°W | Bonaparte Plateau (immediately N of Kamloops Lake | Lower southwestern area now designed Copper Desert Country by TNRD | |||
| Silwhoiakun Plateau | Y | 92I/15 | 50°59′00″N 120°33′00″W / 50.98333°N 120.55000°W | SE Bonaparte Plateau | ||||
| Sitkum Plateau | Y | Y82L/8 | 50°25′00″N 118°15′00″W / 50.41667°N 118.25000°W | East Kootenay | ||||
| Skidegate Plateau | N (rescinded) | 103F/7 | 53°30′00″N 132°30′00″W / 53.50000°N 132.50000°W | Queen Charlottes | ||||
| Snowshoe Plateau | Y | 93A/14 | 52°53′00″N 121°23′00″W / 52.88333°N 121.38333°W | |||||
| Spatsizi Plateau | Y | 104H/16 | 57°50′00″N 128°29′00″W / 57.83333°N 128.48333°W | Stikine | ||||
| Stikine Plateau | Y | 104I/5 | 58°23′00″N 129°53′00″W / 58.38333°N 129.88333°W | Stikine | ||||
| Taku Plateau | Y | 104K/9 | 58°42′00″N 132°30′00″W / 58.70000°N 132.50000°W | Taku-Teslin | ||||
| Tanzilla Plateau | Y | 104J/8 | 58°22′00″N 130°22′00″W / 58.36667°N 130.36667°W | Stikine-Cassiar | ||||
| Teslin Plateau | Y | 104N/10 | 59°40′00″N 132°55′00″W / 59.66667°N 132.91667°W | Teslin | ||||
| Thompson Plateau | Y | 92I/1 | 50°15′00″N 120°30′00″W / 50.25000°N 120.50000°W | Thompson-Okanagan-South Cariboo | ||||
| Tranquille Plateau | Y | 92I/15 | 50°54′00″N 120°35′00″W / 50.90000°N 120.58333°W | Bonaparte-Kamloops | ||||
| Trepanege Plateau | Y | 92H/16 | 49°51′00″N 120°08′00″W / 49.85000°N 120.13333°W | Eastern Thompson Plateau, between Merritt and Summerland | Crossed by Okanagan Connector | |||
| Yukon Plateau | Y | Far Northern Interior |
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