- Mount Victoria (British Columbia)
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Mount Victoria Elevation 2,088 m (6,850 ft) [1] Prominence 227 m (745 ft) [1] Location Location At head of Queens Reach, Jervis Inlet, Lillooet Land District, British Columbia, Canada Range Pacific Ranges Coordinates 50°15′00″N 123°59′00″W / 50.25°N 123.9833333°W Topo map NTS 92J4 Mount Victoria is a mountain located above Queens Reach of Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia Canada. The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by the HMS Plumper who charted all of the known area and named the mountain after HRH Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria “baby” who was the ninth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.[2]
External links
- CM_C2308 Fraser River to N.E.Pt. of Texada Island including Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet 'Annotated' 1863.02.16 1865.08
- Detail Map of Mount Victoria from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mt.Victoria.
- BCGNIS Georaphical Geographical Name Detail for Mount Victoria
References
- ^ a b Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ Hitz, Charles W.(2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet, p.54. Sitka 2 Publishing., Kirkland, WA. ISBN 0972025502.
Categories:- Mountains of British Columbia
- Pacific Ranges
- British Columbia geography stubs
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