Mount Canning
| 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 in the Juneau Icefield, just W of W end of Atlin Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°14'59"N, 134°41'41"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/2 |
| Related Maps: |
104M/2 104M/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Canning adopted by the Geographic Board of Canada 12 January 1924; mis-identified as Canning Mountain in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Right Hon. George Canning (1770-1827), British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882, who carried on British negotiations with Russia regarding the Alaska boundary. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |