Samuel Black Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Omineca Mountains, W of junction of Finlay and Toodoggone Rivers, W of Fort Ware (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°16'59"N, 126°58'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94E/7 |
| Related Maps: |
94E/2 94E/3 94E/6 94E/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1981, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Samuel Black, who led a party in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company on an exploration of the region in 1824; Black's party journeyed through this mountain range. Also Black Lake at 57 13 - 127 03 on 94E/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |