Mount Maccarib - Murray Island

 

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Maccarib, Mount 83 D/9 - Amethyst Lakes
43-2-W6
52° 42' N 118° 12' W
Approximately 21 km south-west of Jasper

This mountain, which is 2,749 m in altitude, was officially named in 1916 by M.P. Bridgland. Caribou were seen below the peak and since maccarib is the Quinnipac Indian word for caribou, the mountain received this name.
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MacGillivray Ridge 82 G/10 - Crowsnest
8-4-W5
49° 41' N 114° 31' W
Approximately 7 km north of Coleman

The name McGillivray Ridge was submitted by A.O. Wheeler in October 1921 and it was officially approved December 6, 1921. This ridge is part of the Crowsnest volcanics, and was named after a contractor in the area.
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Magrath 82 H/7 - Raymond
26-5-22-W4
49° 25' N 112° 52' W
Approximately 30 km south of Lethbridge.

This town was named in 1899 for Charles A. Magrath (1860-1949)
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Majestic Mountain 83 D/16 - Jasper
3-44-2-W6
52° 45' N 118° 13' W
Approximately 16 km south-west of Jasper

This mountain, which stands 3,086 m in altitude, is the highest peak in its range. The descriptive name was applied in 1916 by M.P. Bridgland.
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Makwa Ridge 83 F/4 - Miette
47-27-W5
53° 03' N 117° 47' W
Approximately 45 km south south-west of Hinton

The intended name for this ridge was "muskwa," the Cree Indian word for a bear. However, it became "makwa," the Cree Indian word for "loon." It was named by M.P. Bridgland in 1916.
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Malcolm MacCrimmon Park

10403 29A Avenue, Edmonton

 

Malcolm MacCrimmon (1851-1928) was a railway builder who helped construct the first rail lines in western Canada. He was born in Ontario and left home at the age of 21 to work for the International Boundary Survey in Manitoba. In 1901, the MacCrimmon family moved to Edmonton where housing shortages forced them to spend their first winter in a tent. The park was named after him in 1985.

Naming Edmonton by the City of Edmonton

Mallard Peak 83 D/8 - Athabasca Pass
22-40-2-W6
52° 27' N 118° 12' W
Approximately 47 km south south-west of Jasper

This mountain peak, which is 2,835 m in altitude, was given its descriptive name in 1921 by A.O. Wheeler. The shape of the rock resembles a mallard duck.
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Manx Peak 83 D/16 - Jasper
11-44-2-W6
52° 47' N 118° 12' W
Approximately 13 km south-west of Jasper

The shape of the contours of this 3,044 m mountain peak resembles the coat of arms of the Isle of Man. The name was applied in 1916 by M.P. Bridgland.
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Margaret Lake 84 J/14 - Margaret Lake
3-115-9-W5
58° 57' N 115° 25' W
Approximately 112 km east north-east of High Level

It was named by J.R. Akins, DLS, in 1914 after his first wife Margaret (Grass) Akins.
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Marguerite River 74 E/11 - Firebag River
16-99-7-W4
57° 36' N 111° 06' W
Flows south-west into Firebag River, approximately 99 km north north-east of Fort McMurray

This river is named after Marguerite, sister of F.V. Seibert, DLS, ALS.
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Marion Lake 83 A/1 - Hackett
24-37-18-W4
52° 13' N 112° 26' W
Approximately 24 km south-east of Stettler

According to local residents, this lake was likely named before pioneer settlement (pre 1900) although it was not officially recognized until after 1928, and thus was possibly named by an early survey party; however, its precise origin is unknown.
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Marjorie Lake 83 D/16 - Jasper
7-45-1-W6
52° 52' N 118° 07' W
Approximately 2 km west of Jasper

The name for this lake was applied by H. Matheson, DLS in 1914. The origin of the name is unknown.
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Marlow Creek 84 M/16 - Thurston Lake
1-125-1-W6
59° 50' N 118° 02' W
Flows west north-west into Beatty Lake approximately 154 km north north-west of High Level

Named by J.R. Akins, DLS, during his 1915 survey of the 6th Meridian. His field correspondence gives no clues as to the identity of Marlow.
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Mastadon Mountain 83 D/9 - Amethyst Lakes
11-42-3-W6
52° 36' N 118° 20' W
Approximately 35 km south-west of Jasper

This mountain, which is 2,987 m in altitude, has a fancied resemblance in shape to the extinct mammal which was a type of elephant. It was given its descriptive name in 1922 by A.O. Wheeler.
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May Hill 83 P/9 - Pelican
NW-3-76-16-W4
55° 34' N 112° 24' W
Approximately 70 km west north-west of Lac La Biche

The name for the hill was officially adopted in 1973 after a suggestion from the Alberta Surveys Branch. This hill took its name from the forestry lookout tower on the hill. This, in turn, possibly took its name for its relative proximity to the May River, the source of which is 38 km directly east.
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Maybelle River 74 L/7 - Keane Creek
16-19-108-6-W4
58° 24' N 110° 59' W
Flows north-west into Richardson Lake, approximately 178 km north of Fort McMurray

Named around 1915 after the wife of F.V. Seibert, DLS, ALS.
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McCarty, Mount 82 G/8 - Beaver Mines
17-5-4-W5
49° 23' N 114° 30' W
Approximately 23 km west south-west of Beaver Mines

M.P. Bridgland named this mountain in 1915 but it is not known for whom it is named.
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McCord, Mount 83 E/2 - Resplendent Creek
9-47-5-W6
53° 02' N 118° 39' W
Approximately 44 km west north-west of Jasper

William C. McCord was the head of the Canadian Pacific Railway trail-making party of 1872. This 2,511 m mountain was named after Mr. McCord in 1923 by A.O. Wheeler.
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McIvor River 84 I/8 - Pointe de Roche
12-25-107-13-W4
58° 19' N 112° 02' W
Flows north into Lake Claire approximately 171 km north north-west of Fort McMurray

It was named after 1915 after Dan McIvor, an axeman on a Dominion Land Survey party working in the area that year.
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McLean Creek 74 D/14 - Wood Creek
91-9-W4
56° 53' N 111° 25' W
Flows north-west into the Athabasca River approximately 15 km north of Fort McMurray

The creek was officially named in 1925 after M.C. McLean, an instrument man on a 1914-1915 survey crew. The name was submitted by S.C. Ellis.
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McLeod Lake 74 L/4 - Buckton Creek
NE-7-104-10-W4
58° 01' N 111° 39' W
Approximately 136 km north of Fort McMurray

The lake was named in 1916 after G.W. McLeod, DLS, ALS.
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McLeod Lake 83 O/16 - Mistehae Lake

32-80-1-W5

55° 59' N 114° 07' W

Approximately 90 km north-west of Slave Lake

 

The name has appeared on maps as early as 1918. The origin of the name is not known but the person after whom it was named may have worked on a survey crew.
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McPhadden Close

South of McPhadden Way, west of 119 Street, Edmonton

 

John Riley McPhadden (1863-1945) was a pioneer farmer in the Edmonton area. Born in Ontario, McPhadden came west to Winnipeg in 1892. There, he became part of the McGrath survey party, travelling with them to Calgary. After working for a while, freighting between Edmonton and Calgary, he found employ with John Walter, operating the ferry between Edmonton and Strathcona. He is most remembered for his farming contributions.

Naming Edmonton by the City of Edmonton

 

Meikle River 84 F/3 - Crummy Lake
19-94-21-W5
57° 10' N 117° 22' W
Flows south-east into Notikewin River, approximately 29 km north north-east of Manning

It was named after McKay Meikle, bookeeper and timekeeper for the survey party of J.R. Akins, 1915-1916. Meikle apparently fell into the river and had to be fished out by the crew who named the river for him.
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Melvin River 84 N/4 - Meander River
28-117-21-W5
59° 11' N 117° 31' W
Flows north-west into Hay River, approximately 77 km north north-west of High Level

It was apparently named by J.R. Akins, DLS, during his 1914 survey of the 30th Baseline, as this name was recorded in his field correspondence.
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Meridian Lakes 84 O/10 - Meridian Lakes
SW-17-122-5-W5
59° 35' N 114° 50' W
Approximately 178 km north-east of High Level

The name for these lakes was officially approved in 1967 and describes their location on the 5th Meridian.
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Merlin Creek 84 D/4 - Cherry Point
21-82-13-W6
56° 08' N 119° 58' W
Flows north into Peace River approximately 75 km west north-west of Spirit River

The name was submitted by R.W. Cautley, DLS, ALS, after having been asked by the Surveyor General to provide a name for the creek. The significance of the name is not precisely known.
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Midway Peak 82 N/15 - Mistaya Lake
32-19-W5
51° 48' N 116° 39' W
Approximately 100 km north-west of Banff on the Alberta-BC boundary

The descriptive name for this 2,871 m mountain peak was officially approved July 2, 1918. A.O. Wheeler noticed it was located "midway" between Stairway Peak and Mount Synge.
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Mildred Lake 74 E/4 - Fort MacKay
8-93-10-W4
57° 03' N 111° 35' W
Approximately 37 km north north-west of Fort McMurray

This lake was named after Mildred Tarpenny, daughter of the caretaker of the Hudson's Bay Company shipyards/ The name was recorded by A.D. Griffin, DLS, during his survey of the area in 1914.
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Mina, Lake 83 D/16 - Jasper
17-45-1-W6
52° 53' N 118° 07' W
Approximately 2 km north-west of Jasper

This lake was named in 1914 by H. Matheson of the Dominion Land Survey. The origin of the name is unknown.
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Miquelon Lakes 83 H/7 - Tofield
30-49-20-W4
53° 15' 15” N 112° 55' 00” W
Approximately 63 km south-east of Edmonton

These lakes may have been named for P.A. Miquelon (1834-1899) in 1895. This land surveyor came west from Quebec in 1883 and was the first to survey the lake. Another source suggests that the person after whom the lakes were named was a close friend of the chief surveyor.
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Mistanusk Creek 83 L/12 - Lingrell Lake
5-64-13-W6
53° 30' 15” N 119° 55' 15” W
Flows north-west into British Columbia, approximately 100 km south-west of Grande Prairie

Recorded in 1918 by the surveyors on the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission, mistanusk is a Cree word referring to the badger, which were abundant in the area.
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Mooney Creek 83 O/7 - Slave Lake
14-2-73-6-W5
55° 18' N 114° 48' W
Flows north into Lesser Slave Lake, just west of Slave Lake

It may have been named after E. Mooney who served as rear chainman with W.G. McFarlane in his surveys along the 19th and 20th baselines.
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Moose Creek 83 B/3 - Tay River
7-19-35-8-W5
51° 55' 00” N 115° 11' 48” W
Flows north-east into Clearwater River, approximately 41 km south south-west of Rocky Mountain House

The name for this feature was originally proposed by J.A. MacDonald of the Dominion Land Survey. He noted that it was a well-established local name, due to the number of moose found in the area. The name "Moose Creek" was not approved because it was said to be too common. Since that time, because of the fact that the name was so popular, Fish & Wildlife proposed that the name Moose Creek be made official. The name was made official February 7, 1983.
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Moose Portage 83 P/4 - Pelican
Sw-14-72-26-W4
55° 13' N 113° 52' W
Approximately 55 km east of Slave Lake

The "moose portage" was mentioned by the Dominion Land Surveyors in 1913 close to where the post office was established. A 1918 map does show a trail running from near the Athabasca River north to Paul Lake and Fawcett Lake. The surveyor's field notes mention the plentitude of moose, so the post office likely took the older name.
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Morkill Pass 83 E/12 - Pauline Creek
19-54-12-W6
53° 40' N 119° 45' W
Approximately 49 km west south-west of Grande Cache

This 1,656 m pass was named in 1923 after D.B. Morkill, a land surveyor from British Columbia. The nearby mountain takes its name from this pass.
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Morro Peak 83 E/1 - Snaring
10-47-1-W6
53° 02' N 118° 04' W
Approximately 17 km north of Jasper

The descriptive name for this 1,678 m peak is Spanish for "round hill." The name was applied to this feature in 1916 by M.P. Bridgland. The creek takes its name from the peak.
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Mossleigh 82 I/11 - Arrowwood
30-20-24-W4
50° 43' N 113° 20' W
Approximately 55 km south-east of Calgary

One source states that this hamlet was named by Joseph and Elizabeth Moss, after themselves, and for his mother's maiden name, Leigh. Joseph Higginsbothan Saxon Moss came west with a Dominion Government Survey in 1879. Moss freighted supplies during the North West Rebellion of 1885 before settling and farming three quarter sections of land.
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Muir Lake 83 O/12 - Salt Creek
8-77-13-W5
55° 40' N 116° 00' W
Approximately 85 km west north-west of Slave Lake

Although the person after whom this lake is named is not known, it may have been for W. Muir, a picketman for W.G. McFarlane, DLS.
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Mulligan Creek 84 D/2 - Hines Creek
12-81-7-W6
56° 00' N 118° 57' W
Flows south-east into Hamelin Creek, approximately 36 km east of Fairview

J.D. Mulligan served as a cook for J.B. St. Cyr, DLS, who was surveying the area in 1907-1910.
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Murray Creek 83 J/13 - Wallace Mountain
1-69-11-W5
54° 56' N 115° 32' W
Flows north-east into Sutherland Creek approximately 60 km south-west of Slave Lake

It is named in 1906 after David Murray, a chainman on a survey party who worked in the area.
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Murray Island 73 L/9 - Marie Lake
13-65-1-W4
54° 37' N 110° 00' W
Approximately 22 km north north-east of Cold Lake on the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary

The name for this island in Cold Lake commemorates Bert Murray, a member of an early survey party.
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