Egeria Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE side of Porcher Island, S of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°55'03"N, 130°22'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103G/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Egeria Mountain adopted 3 March 1949 on C.3844, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; not "Mount Egeria" as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1923A, 1927. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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After the Admiralty's surveying vessel H.M.S. Egeria, in turn named after a goddess in Greek mythology. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |