Mount Turner
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary, NE of Fairweather Mountain at S end of Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, W of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°59'58"N, 137°16'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 114I/14 |
| Related Maps: |
114I/14 114P/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Elevation 8730 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after one of the U.S. members of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal, 1903. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |