Defender Mountain Explained

Defender Mountain
Other Name:Mount Defender
Elevation M:2821
Elevation System:NAD83
Prominence M:211
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Location:Alberta
British Columbia
Country:Canada
Subdivision1 Type:Province
Parent:Canadian Rockies
Coordinates:50.6014°N -115.2908°W

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

History

Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I. 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.

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