Zeballos Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of upper Zeballos River above Zeballos Lake, NW of Tahsis, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°05'46"N, 126°46'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Zeballos Mountain adopted 9 January 1934 on 92L/2. Form of name changed to Zeballow Peak 15 June 1982 on 92L/2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Zeballos Arm, in turn named in 1791 by Captain Malaspina, after Lieutenant Ciriaco Cevallos, an officer in Malaspina's expedition, consisting of the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida [Zeballos being another spelling for Cevallos.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |