Cormier Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Finlay and Fox Rivers, extending NW from Ware (community) to Fox Pass, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°29'59"N, 125°55'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94F/5 |
| Related Maps: |
94F/12 94F/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Carmier Range adopted November 1944 on 94/SW; not "Carmier Mountains" as labelled on BC map 5A, 1917. Spelling changed to Cormier Range 1 October 1953 on 94F, being the correct spelling of the family name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by Frank Swannell, BCLS, after Leo Cormier, his packer during topographic surveys of the area in 1912, 1913 and 1914. See also Cormier Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |