The McGregor Plateau is a sub-

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of the

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, the northernmost major subdivision of the

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spanning the inland regions of the

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. Located in

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, to the east of the city of

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, the McGregor Plateau lies between the main spine of the

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on the east and the Fraser River on the west, beginning on its southeast at the confluence of the

Torpy River The Torpy River is a tributary of the Fraser River, rising in the Northern Rockies and the McGregor Range The McGregor Range is a mountain range in the Central Interior of British Columbia, located between the main spine of the Rocky Mountains and ...

with the Fraser and running northwest, parallel to the Fraser and the Rockies, to end in the area of the

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to the north of the great bend in the Fraser River 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 The McGregor River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The McGregor River was named for the Provincial Land Surveyor Captain James Herrick McGregor, who fought and died in 1915 at the Second Battle of ...

and

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. Included in the McGregor Plateau is the

McGregor Range The McGregor Range is a mountain range in the Central Interior of British Columbia, located between the main spine of the Rocky Mountains and the Fraser River on the northeast and southwest, and between the Torpy River on its southeast and the Mc ...

, which lies between the McGregor and Torpy Rivers. The plateau's name commemorates Captain

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PLS, who died at the Second Battle of

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during

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on April 25, 1915, in service with the

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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