Mount English
| Feature Type: | 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. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Three Valley Lake, SW of Revelstoke, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°53'21"N, 118°22'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 April 1965 on 82L/NE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Sergeant George Melville English, K42180, from Revelstoke; Sgt. English was serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery when he died 15 September 1943, age 24 (circumstances not cited). Buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke, grave lot 52. bl 28. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |