Sophia Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW side of Nootka Island, off W side Vancouver Island, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°48'59"N, 126°51'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adoped 29 July 1946 in 92E/15 as an established name as listed in 1930 Gazetteer and as labeled on Reference Map 2C "Vancouver Island, Northerly" (1919, 1929) and likely on British Admiralty Chard 569 (title/date not cited). Well established local useage, dating back to Captain Richard's Chart (1862). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Origin/significance not known. Possibly named by Vancouver after Augusta Sophia, a daughter of George III. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |