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Mount Douglas (other)
Mount Douglas or Mount Doug may refer to: Mountains Antarctica * Mount Douglas (Antarctica) Canada * Mount Douglas, near Welsford, New Brunswick * Mount Douglas, Saanich, in Greater Victoria, British Columbia ** Mount Douglas Secondary School, a grade 9-12 public school not far from the mountain * Mount Howard Douglas, Alberta * Mount Sir Douglas, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia United States * Mount Douglas (Alaska) * Mount Douglas (Montana) * Mount David Douglas, Oregon See also * Douglas Mountain (other) * Douglas Peak, Antarctica * Douglas Peaks, Antarctica * Mount Douglass, Antarctica {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Douglas (Antarctica)
Fry Glacier () is a glacier draining the slopes at the northeast corner of the Convoy Range and flowing along the south end of the Kirkwood Range into Tripp Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for A.M. Fry, a contributor to the expedition. Location Fry Glacier rises to the west of the north end of the Convoy Range, south of the Kirkwood Range. At its head Fry Saddle drops down from the mouth of the Chattahoochee Glacier, between Mount Naab and Mount Douglas. The Towle Glacier joins the Fry Glacier from the west, to the north of Elkhorn Ridge. The Northwind Glacier and Atka Glacier join the head of Fry Glacier from the south. Fry Glacier flows past Shoulder Mountain to the north to enter Tripp Bay on the Ross Sea. Albrecht Penck Glacier converges with Fry Glacier in Tripp Bay. Features Tributaries and features of the terrain the glacier flows through include: Fry Saddle . Narrow ice saddle at the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsford, New Brunswick
Queens County (; 2021 population 10,998) is located in south central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. The county was named as an expression of loyalty to the Crown and to commemorate a group of earlier settlers originally from Queens County, New York. Geography The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county. Census subdivisions Communities There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2021 population): *Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Parishes The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2021 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Douglas, Saanich
Mount Douglas ( ) is a prominent, hill in Saanich, British Columbia. It is located in PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park) in the municipality of Saanich. "Little Mount Douglas" or "Little Mount Doug" is a smaller secondary peak about west of the main peak. Name The Saanich people call the hill (), which means 'white stone' in SENĆOŦEN (the Saanich language). The hill has been a culturally significant gathering and meeting place for the Saanich and Lekwungen indigenous peoples since time immemorial, a site for ceremonies and sharing important news. In the mid-nineteenth century, it was called ''Cedar Hill'', and was home to logging operations. Local mills supplied the growing city of Victoria, including the original Hudson's Bay Company fort, transporting lumber south along present day Cedar Hill Road. It was brought under protected status in 1889. Finding no cedars on the hill called "Cedar Hill," Captain Henry Kellett renamed it "Mount Douglas," as recorded in the Fort Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Douglas Secondary School
Mount Douglas Secondary School is a four-year public secondary school founded 1931 and located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, with around 850 students on roll. The school is part of the Greater Victoria School District (SD61), and is known locally as "Mount Doug". In 2003, the school changed from a Senior Secondary model, teaching grades 11 and 12, back to the current and original grades 9 to 12 structure. The school was founded in 1931, and over the years has occupied several buildings beginning at the current Cedar Hill Middle School Campus. In 1970, it relocated to the former Gordon Head Junior Secondary School building after that school relocated to the newly constructed Arbutus Middle School campus. Academic programs Mount Douglas Secondary is a host campus for the Challenge program, which offers gifted and talented students the opportunity to learn in a classroom environment adapted for a better education. To be accepted into the Challenge program, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Howard Douglas
Mount Howard Douglas is a mountain summit located immediately east of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named for Howard Douglas (1850-1929), a park superintendent credited with greatly expanding its size. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1958 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bourgeau, to the north-northwest. __NOTOC__ Geology Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Howard Douglas is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Howard Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Howard D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sir Douglas
Mount Sir Douglas is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, at the northern end of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and east of Invermere. It is Alberta's 18th highest peak, and 28th prominence mountain as well as British Columbia's 28th highest peak. It was named in 1916 by interprovincial boundary surveyors after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. __NOTOC__ Geology Mount Sir Douglas is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sir Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. See also * List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies * List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border This is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Douglas (Alaska)
Mount Douglas is a stratovolcano located south of Kamishak Bay, near the northeasternmost part of the Alaska Peninsula. It lies in the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The mountain was officially named in 1906 after nearby Cape Douglas based on a 1904 report by USGS geologist G. C. Martin. The Alaska Volcano Observatory currently rates Douglas as Level of Concern Color Code Not Assigned. The volcano has a warm and highly acidic crater lake approximately 160 m (525 ft) wide. In 1982, the lake had a temperature of 21 °C and a pH of 1, and temperatures of 114-118°C were measured in 1991. At the north flank of the volcano unglaciated and relatively uneroded lava flows are found. The last eruption is not known, but probably occurred during the Holocene. __TOC__ See also *List of mountain peaks of North America **List of mountain peaks of the United States *** List of mountain peaks of Alaska *List of Ultras of the United States *Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Douglas (Montana)
Mount Douglas () is a mountain located in the Absaroka Range, Gallatin National Forest in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Douglas is the tallest peak in Sweet Grass County, Montana Sweet Grass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,678. Its county seat is Big Timber. The county was founded in 1895. History The Montana Legislature authorized Sweet Grass Coun ... and is within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Mount Douglas is named for E. M. Douglas, of the United States Geological Survey. References Douglas Mountains of Sweet Grass County, Montana {{SweetGrassCountyMT-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount David Douglas
Mount David Douglas is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. The peak was named for David Douglas, a Scottish botanist. The Douglas Fir The Douglas fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii'') is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is the tallest tree in the Pinaceae family. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Or ... was also named in honor of David Douglas. References Mountains of Lane County, Oregon Mountains of Oregon {{LaneCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Peak
Douglas Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, high, lying 11 nautical miles (20 km) southwest of Mount Codrington and 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Mount Marr. It was discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named for Flight Lieutenant E. Douglas, Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-Gener ..., a pilot with the expedition. See also * McDonald Ridge, ice-covered ridge between Johnston Peak and Douglas Peak References External links * Mountains of Enderby Land {{EnderbyLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Peaks
The Douglas Peaks () are the group of peaks standing south of Plummer Glacier in the southeast extremity of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Lieutenant Commander John Douglas, a U.S. Navy LC-47 Dakota pilot who flew to the area to evacuate one of the party for emergency appendectomy. Gliozzi Peak — at — is the highest peak in the group — and was first climbed by Di Gilbert. A second ascent by the northwest ridge was achieved by British climbers Dominic Spicer and Rob Jarvis in 2009. See also * Mountains in Antarctica This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list. Antarctica South At ... Geographical features include: * Gliozzi Peak * Hudak Peak * Lippert Peak * Plummer Glac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
