Broughton Peaks
| Feature Type: | Peaks - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. Plural of Peak (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of S end of Effingham Inlet, N of Bamfield, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°59'44"N, 125°13'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1934 on C.327, as labelled on British Admiralty Charts 592, 1861 et seq. 3 peaks. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1860 by Captain Richards, RN, after Commodore William Robert Broughton, captain of HM Chatham.... See Broughton Island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mis-spelled "Brougham" on preliminary draft of "Chart of Barclay Sound by Officers of HMS Hecate", 1861, plan 4T35. Spelled correctly on published edition. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |