Mount Bagot
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary in the Juneau Icefield, SW of head of Taku Arm Tagish Lake, W of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°20'53"N, 135°01'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Sir Charles Bagot (1871-1843), who as British Ambassador to Russia, 1820-24, and plenipotentiary at St. Peterburg in 1822, was involved in negotiations regarding the Alaska boundary. Governor-General of Canada, 1841-43. Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |