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Defender Mountain

Coordinates: 50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°W / 50.60139; -115.29083
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Defender Mountain
Mount Defender
Defender Mountain (right) and Onslow Mountain (left) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation2,821 m (9,255 ft)[1]
NAD83
Prominence211 m (692 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°W / 50.60139; -115.29083[2]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Defender (1911)
Geography
Defender Mountain is located in Alberta
Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain
Location of Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain is located in British Columbia
Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain (British Columbia)
Defender Mountain is located in Canada
Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

Defender Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

History

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Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Defender (1911) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[2][3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Defender in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Defender Mountain in 1966.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Defender Mountain". Bivouac.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Defender Mountain". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  3. ^ "Defender Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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