Sir Donald Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Beaver River and head of Illecillewaet River, SE of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°16'35"N, 117°27'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Named by Order-in-Council in 1885. Also Mount Sir Donald and Sir Donald Glacier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Sir Donald A. Smith of CPR fame, later Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal. See Strathcona Park for biographical information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |