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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
In The Royal Group, in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park E of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°37'15"N, 115°25'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82J/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted in the 16th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1919, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 10, 1917.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Named after Prince Henry (1900 - 1974), the third son of King George V. See also "Royal Group, The"
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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