Mount Lloyd George

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Mount Lloyd George
Mount Lloyd George is located in British Columbia
Mount Lloyd George
Mount Lloyd George
Highest point
Elevation2,938 m (9,639 ft)[1]
Prominence1,208 m (3,963 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Sylvia
Coordinates57°53′45″N 124°59′52″W / 57.89583°N 124.99778°W / 57.89583; -124.99778Coordinates: 57°53′45″N 124°59′52″W / 57.89583°N 124.99778°W / 57.89583; -124.99778[1]
Geography
DistrictPeace River Land District
Parent rangeNorthern Rocky Mountains
Topo mapNTS 94F15 Mount Lloyd George

Mount Lloyd George is a 2,938 metres (9,639 ft) peak in British Columbia, Canada, rising to a prominence of 1,208 metres (3,963 ft) above Lloyd George Pass. Its line parent is Mount Sylvia, 37 kilometres (23 mi) away. It is part of the Northern Rocky Mountains.[1]

Geology[]

Lying in the Muskwa Ranges, Mount Lloyd George is a castellated limestone and quartzite peak.[2] The diamictite sedimentary deposits of the mountain, several kilometers thick, date to the late Precambrian and probably have a glacial-marine origin.[3] The age of the diamictite is not certain. It may be associated with either the Toby or the Vreeland formations of the North American Cordillera.[4]

Ice field[]

The Lloyd George Icefield in 1998 covered over 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi).[5] There is a major concentration of glaciers around the mountain. The icefield is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from north to south and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from east to west, bounded by the and the Tuchodi River. The small Llanberis Glacier flows west from the icefield to Hawarth Lake. The larger Kwadacha and Lloyd George glaciers drain the icefield to the east.[6]

Name[]

The mountain was named by Paul Leland Haworth after David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister towards the end of World War I. In the words of Raymond M. Patterson,

It has been said, and with some truth, that the Rockies are the worst named mountain system in the world... Haworth, in a fit of wartime enthusiasm, decided to suggest that one further alien name be added to the ill-assorted register: as soon as he got out he would propose to Ottawa that the high mountain he had seen that day, holding the Great Glacier in its lap, should be called Mount Lloyd George. With regrettable haste his suggestion was adopted. Time and the verdict of history have not added to the stature of the little Welsh politician.[7]

References[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Mount Lloyd George - Bivouac.com.
  2. ^ US Geological Survey 1998, p. 1200.
  3. ^ Anderson & Molnia 1989, p. 6.
  4. ^ Arnaud, Halverson & Shields-Zhou 2012, p. 421.
  5. ^ US Geological Survey 1998, p. 1275.
  6. ^ US Geological Survey 1998, p. 1277.
  7. ^ Akrigg & Akrigg 1997, p. 155.

Sources

  • Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7748-0637-4. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  • Anderson, John B.; Molnia, Bruce (1989). Glacial-Marine Sedimentation. American Geophysical Union. ISBN 978-0-87590-706-2. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  • Arnaud, E.; Halverson, G. P.; Shields-Zhou, G. (2012-06-30). The Geological Record of Neoproterozoic Glaciations. Geological Society. ISBN 978-1-86239-334-9. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  • "Mount Lloyd George British Columbia". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  • US Geological Survey (1998). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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