Skeena Country

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The Skeena Country is a historic geographic region comprising areas of both the British Columbia Coast and the British Columbia Interior in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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55°15′N127°40′W / 55.250°N 127.667°W / 55.250; -127.667


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