Queen Charlotte Mountains
| Feature Type: | Mountains - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. Plural of Mountain. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Queen Charlotte Ranges |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends from N end of Graham Island to S end of Moresby Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°59'58"N, 132°00'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103C/16 |
| Related Maps: |
103B/13 103C/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Queen Charlotte Mountains adopted 14 June 1946 on 103SE, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Queen Charlotte Ranges 3 March 1949 on C.3844. Queen Charlotte Mountains was reinstated 9 May 1966 on 103SE at 53 00 - 132 00 and at the same time Queen Charlotte Ranges was designated as a subdivision of Queen Charlotte Mountains. Queen Charlotte Ranges was rescinded 12 December 1978 on 103B-C. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |