Typee Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Moby Dick Mountain in the Battle Range, NE of Beaton Arm Upper Arrow Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°57'28"N, 117°22'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 October 1973, as submitted by Robert Kriszyna; follows the Herman Melville-associated naming theme established in 1958-59 by the Silverstein-Anger climbing party, Alpine Club of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Typee" is the first book written by Herman Melville; the first edition published by William & Putnam, New York, 1846, was titled: "Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas." See also Moby Dick Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |