Florence Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side of head of Taku Arm Tagish Lake, SW of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°21'59"N, 134°21'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/8 |
| Related Maps: |
104M 104M/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Florence Mountains adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1H, 1917. Form of name changed to Florence Range 4 April 1957 on 104 M. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named after Florence M. Cairnes, (wife?) of geologist D.D. Cairnes. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |