Mount Erskine
| 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: | S side of Booth Bay, W of Ganges on Saltspring Island, Saltspring Island Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°50'49"N, 123°32'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #2689, 1859 et seq, and on BC Lands' map 2A, 1913 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by Captain Richards, RN, while conducting surveys for the British Admiralty,1858-60, after Admiral John Elphinstone Erskine, Commander in Chief of the North American Squadron. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |