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: |
Between BC-Alaska boundary and Summit Lake, in Stewart (municipality), Cassiar Land District |
Tags: |
World War I
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Latitude-Longitude: |
56°10'59"N, 130°12'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
104B/1 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Elevation of 8,000 feet.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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After a member of International Boundary survey, 1904-11; served in France in WWI; died in 1920.
Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa)
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