Mount Palsson
| 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: | E side of upper Sukunka River, W of Tumbler Ridge (municipality), Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°05'58"N, 121°48'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93P/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 March 1961 on 93P. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Trooper Victor Magnus Thorhavur Palsson, M17521, from Arras (near Dawson Creek); serving in Italy with the 14th Armoured (Calgary) Regiment, RCAC, when he was killed in action 1 October 1943, age 25. Tpr. Palsson is buried at Bari War Cemetery, Carbonara, Italy, grave III, C, 6. Survived by parents Asbjorn and Bergros Palsson, Arras. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |