Scharnhorst 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: | S side of Goddard Glacier, between S end of Tŝilhqox Biny (lake) and Southgate River, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°03'10"N, 124°12'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 February 1965 on 92N/1, as submitted by Alpine Club of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In association with other Battle of Coronel-related names in the vicinity: this one after the German cruiser Scharnhorst which took part in the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile, 1 November 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |