Franklin Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in Canada}}

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| name=Franklin Range

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| photo_caption=The Franklin Range is marked 6 on map

| country = Canada

| region = British Columbia

| parent = Vancouver Island Ranges

| area_km2=200

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| coordinates={{coord|50.4677|N|126.6059|W|source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}

| map=British Columbia

| map_caption=Location in British Columbia

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The Franklin Range is a small mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Robson Bight and Johnstone Strait. It has an area of 200 km² and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1494 Franklin Range] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The range was named in 1861 by Captain Richards for noted Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin who died exploring the Arctic and his wife, Lady Franklin.{{Citation | last =Walbran | first =Captain John T. | title =British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History | url =http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545 | place =Vancouver/Toronto | publisher =Douglas & McIntyre | year =1971 | edition =Facsimile reprint of 1909 | isbn =0-88894-143-9 | access-date =2008-07-13 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220337/http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545 | archive-date =2016-03-03 | url-status =dead }}{{rp|187}} The Cracroft Islands across Johnstone Strait were named for Sophia Cracroft, Sir John's niece who accompanied Lady Franklin on her journey around the world that brought them to British Columbia during the Fraser Gold Rush of 1858.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25435.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Cracroft Islands"]