Defender Mountain

{{short description|Mountain in Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name= Defender Mountain

| other_name= Mount Defender

| etymology= {{HMS|Defender|1911}}

| mountain_type=

| photo= Defender and Onslow Mountains.jpg

| photo_size=

| photo_caption= Defender Mountain (right) and Onslow Mountain (left) frame Mount King George

| elevation_m= 2821

| elevation_ref=

| elevation_system= NAD83

| prominence_m= 211

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| map= Alberta#British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| map_size= 200

| label_position= right

| country= Canada

| subdivision1_type= Provinces

| subdivision1= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| parent= Canadian Rockies

| coordinates= {{coord|50|36|05|N|115|17|27|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref=

| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}

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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 {{HMS|Defender|1911}} 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.

See also

References

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{{cite bivouac|id=805|title=Defender Mountain}}

{{cite peakfinder|id=364|title=Defender Mountain|accessdate=2020-11-15}}

{{cite web |url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/13761.html |title=Defender Mountain |author= |date= |website=gov.bc.ca |publisher= |access-date=2020-11-15 |quote=}}

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