Mount Cain
| 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: | N of Schoen Lake, SW of Sayward, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°13'42"N, 126°19'32"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 January 1934 on 92L/1, as submitted by BC Geographic Division (Ottawa file OBF 1434). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by BC Geographic Division in association with nearby Adam and Eve Rivers; Cain was the son of the biblical Adam. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |