Peace River
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Peace River may refer to the following in Canada:
Peace River may also refer to rivers in the United States:
- Peace River (Canada)Peace River (Canada)The Peace River is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River flows into the Slave River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River. The Mackenzie is the 12th longest river in the world,...
, a river in British Columbia and Alberta - Peace River, AlbertaPeace River, AlbertaPeace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...
, a town in northwest Alberta - Peace River (electoral district)Peace River (electoral district)Peace River is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. It is a rural riding in northwest Alberta, representing the counties of Saddle Hills, Birch Hills, Grande Prairie, Northern Lights, Mackenzie, and the municipal...
, an electoral district - Peace River CountryPeace River CountryThe Peace River Country is an aspen parkland region around the Peace River in Canada. It spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, where the region is also referred to as the Peace River Block.- Geography :The Peace River Country includes the...
, a geographic region straddling the border between British Columbia and Alberta - Peace River (provincial electoral district)Peace River (provincial electoral district)Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...
, a provincial electoral district in Alberta - Peace River (meteorite)Peace River (meteorite)Peace River is a L6 chondrite meteorite fall on the morning of March 31, 1963.-History:On March 31, 1963 at 4:35 a.m. MST, a small meteoroid detonated at a height of 13 km over the skies of Alberta, Canada and broke in two main fragments...
, a meteorite fallen in 1963 in Alberta
Peace River may also refer to rivers in the United States:
- Peace River (Dillingham) in Alaska, called Gui-guok-lok by natives
- Peace River (Nome) in Alaska, a tributary of the Koyuk River
- Peace River (Florida)Peace River (Florida)The Peace River is a river in the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A.. It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and flows south through Hardee County to Arcadia in DeSoto County and then southwest into the Charlotte...
in Florida