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Delve into Pennington in Canada
Pennington in the region of British Columbia is a city in Canada - some 2,571 mi or ( 4137 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital .
Current time in Pennington is now 04:57 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Vancouver " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Juneau City and Borough, Sitka, and Whitehorse. While being here, make sure to check out Juneau City and Borough . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pennington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Bennett Lake
Bennett Lake is a lake that sits partly in the Province of British Columbia and partly in Yukon, both located in northwestern Canada. It is just north of the border with the United States state of Alaska, near the Alaskan port of Skagway. The narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connects Bennett, British Columbia at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south and Whitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway and Fraser, British Columbia during the summer months.
Located at 60.05 -134.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Montana Mountain
Montana Mountain is a deeply eroded Late Cretaceous stratovolcano located south of Carcross, Yukon, Canada. As well as its main peak, the mountain includes many sub-peaks and contains felsic pyroclastics and flows; typically altered and orange-weathering. Montana Mountain was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under southwestern Yukon during the Late Cretaceous period. A flurry of quartz mining activity took place on Montana Mountain in the early 1900s.
Located at 60.06 -134.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Bennett, British Columbia
Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is an abandoned town next to Bennett Lake. It was built during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–99 at the end of the White Pass and Chilkoot Trails from nearby ports of Skagway and Dyea in Alaska. Gold prospectors would pack their supplies over the Coast Mountains from the ports and then build or purchase rafts to take them down the Yukon River to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon.
Located at 59.85 -134.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Lindeman Lake (Chilkoot Trail)
Lindeman Lake, also known as Lake Lindeman, is a lake on the Chilkoot Trail in far northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located just south of Bennett Lake and northeast of the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, from which direction it is fed by Lindeman Creek. Lakes Lindeman and Bennett were key components of the Chilkoot Trail during the Klondike Gold Rush, with both seeing hundreds of vessels built to transit their waters and camp-town "cities" grown up on their shores.
Located at 59.80 -135.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Carcross railway station
Carcross railway station in Carcross, Yukon, Canada is a railway station which is used by the White Pass and Yukon Railway train service. The station is the northernmost terminus for passenger railway services on the line, with connecting bus services to Whitehorse, Yukon. The building was designated a national heritage railway station in 1991. The building was originally built in 1910 for the White Pass & Yukon Railway, being in service from 1910 until 1982.
Located at 60.16 -134.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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