GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY

Northeastern British Columbia, as referred to in this report (See

Figure 1), is a region of some 65,000 square miles lying north of latitude
55°30’ and mainly east of the Rocky Mountain Trench.

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