Tonquin Ridge
| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Tonquin and Geikie Creeks at S end of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°44'32"N, 118°27'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on Jasper Park North. Mentioned as an established name as early as 1934, but no official approval found until 1951. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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So-labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 28, 1921. Also Tonquin Valley, Pass, Hill and Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |