About Kitimat, BC

Kitimat sits at the head of the Douglas Channel, a deep saltwater inlet running through mountainous coastal terrain, about 73 km south of Terrace via Highway 37, which connects up to the Yellowhead Highway 16. Locals treat the Terrace run as a routine day trip, while visitors from farther out, like Prince Rupert or Smithers, usually roll in after a longer drive across the north. Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT) is the nearest airport, 66 km away. Fuel and charging stops are worth planning ahead on Highway 16 before heading down. Worth knowing: Kitimat was built in the 1950s as a company town for the Rio Tinto aluminum smelter, which still runs today alongside the newer LNG Canada terminal.

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Kitimat, BC is in Canada, at 54.000, -128.700 - about 73 km south of Terrace, BC.

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