Squamish

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Squamish is a town in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its dramatic coastal mountain scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Squamish canonical 12
Squamish, British Columbia 6
Sea-to-Sky Country 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district municipality
human settlement
alsoKnownAs Sea-to-Sky Country
areaCode 236
604
672
778
climate oceanic climate
country Canada
distanceToVancouverByRoad about 64 kilometres
distanceToWhistlerByRoad about 58 kilometres
economicActivity forestry
outdoor recreation industry
tourism
governingBody District of Squamish Council
hasLandmark Sea to Sky Gondola
Shannon Falls
Stawamus Chief
hasNearbyMountain Stawamus Chief
hasNearbyWaterfall Shannon Falls
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPort deep-water port on Howe Sound
hasPostSecondaryInstitution Capilano University Squamish campus
Quest University Canada (closed 2023)
hostedEvent Squamish Valley Music Festival
knownFor dramatic coastal mountain scenery
hiking
kiteboarding
mountain biking
outdoor recreation
rock climbing
trail running
windsurfing
locatedAtMouthOf Squamish River
locatedBetween Vancouver
Whistler
locatedIn British Columbia
Southwestern British Columbia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
locatedOn Howe Sound
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
majorHighway Highway 99
namedAfter Squamish people
population over 20,000
province British Columbia
railwayService Canadian National Railway line through Squamish
region Coast Mountains
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
traditionalTerritoryOf Squamish Nation

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Referenced by (20)

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

Mount Garibaldi locatedNear Squamish
Mount Cayley locatedNear Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Whistler Blackcomb locatedIn Whistler, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Whistler Blackcomb region Sea-to-Sky Country
linked to: Squamish
Nch’ḵay̓ near Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Nch’ḵay̓ isNorthOf Squamish
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field near Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Howe Sound hasTownOnShore Squamish
Garibaldi Névé nearestCity Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Warren Glacier locatedNear Squamish
Sea-to-Sky Corridor hasTown Squamish
Mount Fee near Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim) region Squamish, British Columbia
linked to: Squamish
Whistler nearbyCity Squamish