The McGregor Plateau is a sub-

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of the

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, the northernmost major subdivision of the

Interior Plateau The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of the Interior of British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west.''Landforms of British C ...

spanning the inland regions of the

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. Located in British Columbia, Canada, to the east of the city of

Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...

, the McGregor Plateau lies between the main spine of the

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on the east and the

Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual ...

on the west, beginning on its southeast at the confluence of the Torpy River with the Fraser and running northwest, parallel to the Fraser and the Rockies, to end in the area of the Arctic and Pacific Lakes to the north of the great bend in the

just upstream from and to the northeast of Prince George. The McGregor Plateau is very mountainous in character and includes several large rivers, the largest being the McGregor River and Herrick Creek. Included in the McGregor Plateau is the McGregor Range, which lies between the McGregor and Torpy Rivers. The plateau's name commemorates Captain James Herrick McGregor PLS, who died at the Second Battle of

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during World War I on April 25, 1915, in service with the 16th Battalion Canadian Highland Brigade.

References

* *''Landforms of British Columbia'', S. Holland, British Columbia government publication, 1976 * * * Plateaus of British Columbia Rocky Mountains Central Interior of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub