Mount Blaine
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alaska boundary W of head of South Unuk River, NW of Stewart, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°14'50"N, 130°30'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted per letter of 16 October 1924, as identified on International Boundary Sheet 3 (file B.1.22). Boundary Peak 24. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893), U.S. statesman. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |