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Location map of the Skeena Mountains
Location map of the Skeena Mountains

The Skeena Mountains, also known as the Skeenas, are a mountain range in the north-central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, essentially flanking the upper basin of the Skeena River. The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely in British Columbia, Canada. They lie just inland from the southern end of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, and also of the northern end of the Kitimat Ranges (another subunit of the Coast Mountains). The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south Their southern limit is described by the Bulkley River (a major tributary of the Skeena; its valley and that of the lower Skeena River are used by BC Highway 16) and the upper northwestern reaches of Babine and Takla Lakes, and on their northeast by the upper reaches of the Omineca River. Omineca River is a River in northern British Columbia, Canada. To the north the Skeenas abut the Stikine Plateau and the uppermost part of the Stikine River as well as the Mount Edziza Plateau and Spectrum Range, which are part of the Tahltan Highland. Mount Edziza is a Stratovolcano in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Spectrum Range, formerly called the Spectrum Mountains and the Rainbow Mountains, is a subrange of the Tahltan Highland and Boundary Tahltan Highland is an upland area of plateau and relatively lower mountain ranges in British Columbia, Canada, lying east of the Boundary Ranges and south Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Yukon-Tanana Uplands province, which in turn are part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. Physiographic regions of the US InteriorSee legend For purposes of description

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