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Name Details:
Name
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Mount Upshur
Feature Type
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Feature Types
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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. [if "Mount" precedes the name, usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.
Status
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Status
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Official
Relative Location
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On BC-Alaska boundary, just NW of Stewart, Cassiar Land District
Latitude-Longitude
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56°07'45''N, 130°20'56''W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum
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Datum
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NAD83
NTS Map
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NTS Map
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104B/1
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Origin Notes and History:
Adopted in the 19th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1927. Elevation of 6701 feet. Boundary Peak 17.
Source
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BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
Named after Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844), U.S. statesman.
Source
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BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
