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A residential area of Kimberley, B.C., with the Sullivan and North Star hills in the background
A residential area of Kimberley, B.C., with the Sullivan and North Star hills in the background

Kimberley

British Columbia, Canada
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Kimberley, city, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near St. Mary River, just northwest of Cranbrook. Built on the rolling slopes of the Sullivan and North Star hills, Kimberley is Canada’s highest city (3,662 feet [1,116 metres]). The community dates from 1892, when the prospector Pat Sullivan staked his claim, leading to the development of the Sullivan lead-zinc mine, one of the world’s largest. The Sullivan ore concentrator, a fertilizer factory, and an iron...

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