Chaîne Côtière
Language of origin French language
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: Coast MountainsOfficial
Name Authority: Geographical Names Board of Canada
Relative Location: Parallel to coast, extending from Fraser River in the vicinity of Vancouver, north into the Yukon
Latitude-Longitude: 53°59'59"N, 129°30'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 103H
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Origin Notes and History:

"Coast Mountains" and the approved French form, "Chaîne Côtière", identified as names of pan-Canadian significance per Treasury Board Circular 1983-58, 23 November 1983. Identified in the Canadian Geographical Names Database as Côtière, Chaîne.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office