Duncan Ranges
| Feature Type: | Ranges - Group or chain of mountains or hills. Plural of Range (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of Duncan River, SE of Revelstoke, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°50'59"N, 117°28'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/14 |
| Related Maps: |
82K/11 82K/12 82K/13 82K/14 82K/6 82N/3 82N/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Duncan Range identified in the 1953 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 4F, 1947. Form of name changed to Duncan Ranges 9 June 1960 on 82K. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Extent, as agreed by BC Mines Department and Geographical Names Board: east boundary - part of Beaver River and Duncan River; west boundary - Lardeau River, Trout Lake, Beaton Creek, Northeast Arm Upper Arrow Lake [now Beaton Arm], part of Columbia River; north boundary - Illecillewaet River, Connaught Creek. (August 1946 notation on BC name card) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |