Mount Barnard
| 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, E of Tarr Inlet Glacier Bay on SE side of Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°06'07"N, 136°58'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 114P/2 |
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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. Had been adopted by the US Geographic Board 5 December 1923 (letters 12 January & 11 February 1924, GBC file). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Edward Chester Barnard (1863-1921), chief topographer of the International Boundary Commission, 1903-15; appointed commissioner of the U.S. section until his death in 1921. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |