Sumas (disambiguation)

Sumas (disambiguation)

Sumas is a Halqemeylem language word for ""a big level opening", referring to the Sumas Prairie area (formerly Sumas Lake) between Chilliwack and Abbotsford, British Columbia, extending into northern Whatcom County, Washington. Its primary usage today is for the city of Sumas, Washington. Other uses include:

Communities

*Sumas, Washington, a city in Whatcom County, Washington
*Sumas First Nation, a band government of the Sto:lo people
*Sumas, British Columbia, a former municipality in British Columbia, now amalgamated with the City of Abbotsford
*South Sumas, British Columbia, a neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia
*Sumas Mountain. British Columbia, a neighbourhood of Abbotsford, British Columbia

Geography

*Sumas Mountain, a mountain in Whatcom County, Washington
*Sumas Mountain (British Columbia), a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
**Sumas Peak, the summit of that mountain
**Sumas Mountain Provincial Park, a provincial park in British Columbia
*Sumas Lake, a former lake in British Columbia
**Sumas Prairie, an agricultural region and rural neighbourhood in Abbotsford, British Columbia
**Sumas Lake Canal, a manmade channel on the northwest flank of Sumas Prairie carrying the drainage-volume of the former lake

Other

*Sumas Border Crossing, a major Canada-US border crossing


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