San Christoval Range
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The San Christoval Range is a 50 km long, jagged mountain range
located on the west coast of Moresby Island
, British Columbia
, Canada
. It is the only lineal mountain range in the Queen Charlotte Mountains
and the highest peaks are just above 1000 m. The mountain range was named by Juan José Pérez Hernández
in 1774.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
located on the west coast of Moresby Island
Moresby Island
Moresby Island is a large island that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada, located at . Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the only lineal mountain range in the Queen Charlotte Mountains
Queen Charlotte Mountains
The Queen Charlotte Mountains are a mountain range comprising all mountains and small mountain ranges of Haida Gwaii , British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost subrange of the Insular Mountains...
and the highest peaks are just above 1000 m. The mountain range was named by Juan José Pérez Hernández
Juan José Pérez Hernández
Juan José Pérez Hernández , often simply Juan Pérez, was an 18th century Spanish explorer. He was the first European to sight, examine, name, and record the islands near present-day British Columbia, Canada...
in 1774.