Calliope Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Broughton Island, NE of Port McNeill, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°48'59"N, 126°53'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 September 1958 on C.3570, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 581, 1867 et seq, and on BC map 2C, 1919, and as identified on 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Presumably named by Captain Pender, RN, referring to its profile when viewed from Queen Charlotte Strait: a calliope is a musical instrument resembling a pipe organ, consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |