Russel Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Finlay River and Pelly Creek, N. of Ingenika River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°09'59"N, 125°50'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94F/4 |
| Related Maps: |
94C 94F 94F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 31 October 1942 on 94F, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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According to Hugh Gabrielse, Geological Survey of Canada, geologist R.G. McConnell named Russel Range, Creek & Lake c1900 after his assistant, H.Y. Russel (Canoma, 1992) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as "Sawtooth Range" on early maps. The Sekani name for Russel Range is Tse Bàjè' (Guzagi K'úgé, published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Origin/meaning not provided. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |