The Bennett Range is a subrange of the Tagish Highland, located on the west side of Bennett Lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada.

Bennett Range
Bennett Range is located in British Columbia
Bennett Range
Bennett Range
Location in British Columbia
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesBritish Columbia and Yukon
Range coordinates59°55′N 134°59′W / 59.917°N 134.983°W / 59.917; -134.983
Parent rangeTagish Highland
Topo mapNTS 104M14 Homan Lake
NTS 104M15 Tutshi Lake

Name origin

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The lake from which the range name comes was named in 1883 by Frederick Schwatka, US Army officer and explorer, after James Gordon Bennett Jr (1841–1918), editor of the New York Herald, who was sponsor of Schwatchka's search for the remains of the Franklin Expedition, 1878–81.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Lake Bennett Yukon".