Atlatzi River

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The Atlatzi River is a river in the Pacific Ranges in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southwest into the lower Kingcome River, which feeds the head of Kingcome Inlet. [1] It had been called Back River on a 1919 map of British Columbia. Its headwaters are at 51°03′N125°52′W / 51.050°N 125.867°W / 51.050; -125.867 (headwaters of the Atlatzi R) .

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51°00′55″N126°07′08″W / 51.01528°N 126.11889°W / 51.01528; -126.11889 (Atlatzi River)