Kootenay

Kootenay
/kooht"n ay', -n ee'/, n.
a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 mi. (645 km) long.
Also, Kootenai, Kutenay, Kutenai.

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  • Kootenay —   [ kuːtneɪ] der, linker Nebenfluss des Columbia River im westlichen Nordamerika (in Kanada und den USA), 781 km lang; durchfließt im Südosten von British Columbia den Kootenay National Park (1 378 km2; 1920 errichtet) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Kootenay — Kootenay1 [ko͞ot′ n ā΄] n. [see KOOTENAY2] alt. sp. of KUTENAI Kootenay2 [ko͞ot′ n ā΄] [< a native name < ?] 1. river flowing from SE British Columbia through Mont. & Ida. into Kootenay Lake, thence into the Columbia River: 407 mi (655 km) …   English World dictionary

  • Kootenay — (Kootanie, Flatbow), Fluß in Nordamerika, entspringt in Britisch Columbia am Westabhang des zum Kanadischen Felsengebirge gehörigen, 3000 m hohen Kootenaygebirges, fließt in einem großen Längstal nach S., tritt bei Fort K. auf das Gebiet der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kootenay — Kutenai Die Kutenai (auch Kootenai, in Kanada eher Kootenay) sind ein nordamerikanischer Indianerstamm, der an der heutigen Grenze zwischen den USA und Kanada lebt, und zwar in den US Bundesstaaten Washington, Montana und Idaho und in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kootenay — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kootenay (homonymie). Kootenay …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kootenay — /ˈkutəneɪ/ (say koohtuhnay) noun a river flowing from south eastern British Columbia, through north western Montana and northern Idaho, swinging back into Canada where it enters Kootenay Lake (105 km long) and empties into the Columbia River.… …  

  • Kootenay (electoral districts) — Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region.Current federal …   Wikipedia

  • Kootenay-Nationalpark — Im Kootenay Nationalpark nahe Sinclaire Pass …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kootenay East — (also known as Kootenay East Revelstoke) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997.This riding was created as Kootenay East in 1914… …   Wikipedia

  • Kootenay Lake Provincial Park — is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses five widely dispersed parks around Kootenay Lake: Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Davis Creek site), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Lost Ledge sites), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park… …   Wikipedia

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