Mount Mann
| 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: | Between Klinaklini Glacier and upper Machmell River, E of Rivers Inlet (community), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°35'09"N, 126°07'51"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Mann adopted 28 March 1967 on on 92M. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Royal Canadian Air Force Leading Aircraftwoman Margaret Mann, W302037, enlisted at North Vancouver. Serving with 11 Sqn when she died 13 July 1945 (location and circumstances not cited). With no known grave, her name is inscribed on the Ottawa Memorial, panel 4, column 3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |