The Liard Country, sometimes known simply as "the Liard", is the usual name for a region of far northern
British Columbia
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Canada
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, generally describing the immediate environs of the
Liard River
The Liard River of the Boreal forest of Canada, North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows sout ...
along the
Alaska Highway, and west of the line of the
Rockies.
Settlements in the region are few and far between, none are incorporated and nearly all are along the Alaska Highway:
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Toad River
The Toad River is a river in the Canadian boreal forest, within the borders of the province of British Columbia.
The Toad River was named for the numerous large toads seen along its banks by fur traders of the early 19th century. John McLeod of ...
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Liard River
The Liard River of the Boreal forest of Canada, North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows sout ...
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Fireside
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Lower Post
The eastern part of the region is within the
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
References
Usage examples from Google Books search
Cassiar Land District
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