Mount William Brown
| 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: | E side of Exstew River, NW of Terrace, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°36'41"N, 129°09'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 March 1967 on 103I-J. 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 RCAF Flight Sergeant William M. Brown, R128905, from Prince Rupert; killed in action 7 September 1943. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |