Brisco Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Columbia River and upper Kootenay River, N of Radium Hot Springs, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°49'59"N, 116°09'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/16 |
| Related Maps: |
82J/12 82J/13 82K/16 82K/9 82N/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 April 1911, as labelled on Palliser's map, published 1863. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by Dr. James Hector after Captain Arthur Brisco, 11th Hussars, who accompanied Palliser's expedition in 1859. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Captain Arthur Brisco, 11th Hussars, one of the heroes of the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was a great friend of John Palliser, and joined him during his explorations in 1858-59. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |