The Countess of Dufferin Range is a small subrange of the
Kitimat Ranges
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, running along the east side of
Grenville Channel
Grenville Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, between Pitt Island and the mainland to the south of Prince Rupert. It is part of the Inside Passage shipping route, about long and is wide at its narrowest point.
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on the south side of
Lowe Inlet
Lowe may refer to:
People
* Lowe (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Liu, a Chinese surname sometimes romanized as Lowe
Places
* Division of Lowe, an Australian federal government electoral division
* Lowe, Delaw ...
in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
.
The range was named for
Hariot Georgina, wife of the
Earl of Dufferin
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
who served as the third
Governor General of Canada
The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm, t ...
from 1872-1878.
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References
Kitimat Ranges
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