Oriana Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW of Madrigal Mountain, S side of Homathko River below Telhiqox Biny (lake), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°18'56"N, 124°39'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 October 1982 on 92N/7, as submitted by Bruce Fairley, Alpine Club of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named by members of Alpine Club of Canada's 1982 camp, continuing the Elizabethan Era theme of naming and in association with nearby Madrigal Mountain - "...the Madrigal...was a song form that flourished during the reign of Elizabeth I...[and] the first great collection of madrigals was entitled 'The Triumphs of Oriana' - Oriana being the codename for Elizabeth..." Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |