Sophia Range
| Sophia Range | |
|---|---|
 The Sophia Range is marked 2 on map | |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 150 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
  Sophia Range Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Range coordinates | 49°49′N 126°51′W / 49.817°N 126.850°W |
| Parent range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
The Sophia Range is a low, small mountain range on southern Nootka Island, forming a peninsula west of Tahsis Inlet, between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. It is made up of hills and has an area of 150 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[1]
In the 1850s five daughters of Captain Edward E. Langford were the belles of Victoria. Captain George H. Richards named this range after Sophia Elizabeth, the fourth daughter of Langford.[2]: 250
See also
References
- ^ Sophia Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2