Nanga Parbat Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary at the head of Mummery Glacier, N of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°42'20"N, 116°51'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nanga Parbet Mountain adopted in the 17th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1921, not "Mount Nanga Parbat" as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet #18, 1919. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |