Mount McGovern
| 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: | S side of Machmell River between Syme and Kilippi Creeks, E of Rivers Inlet (community), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°36'58"N, 126°08'37"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 McGovern adopted 28 March 1967 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 Leading Aircraftman Patrick Joseph McGovern, R252768, enlisted at Vancouver. Died 16 September 1944 (location and circumstances not cited). With no known grave his name is inscribed on the Ottawa Memorial, panel 3, column 5. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |