| 词条 | Mount Whymper (Frederick) |
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| name = Mount Whymper (Frederick) | elevation_m = 1554| elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 889 | prominence_ref = | location = Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | range = Vancouver Island Ranges | coordinates = {{coord|48|57|04|N|124|09|43|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = [1] | topo = NTS 92C/16 | first_ascent = }}Mount Whymper is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is the highest point in Canada located south of the 49th parallel and is located between the headwaters of the Chemainus River and the South Nanaimo River {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Honeymoon Bay.[1] HistoryThe mountain is named in 1864 for Frederick Whymper[2] who accompanied Robert Brown on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition[3][4][5] There is another Mount Whymper in British Columbia, named for Frederick's brother Edward Whymper.[6][7][8] References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1333 |title=Mount Whymper British Columbia #1333 |accessdate=2 June 2012 |work=Bivouac.com |editor= |date= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Whymper}}{{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7143 |title=Whymper, Frederick |accessdate=19 May 2012 |work=Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval |year=2000 }} 3. ^{{BCGNIS|22078|Mount Whymper (Frederick)}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5994 |title=Brown, Robert |accessdate=2 June 2012 |work=Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval |year=2000 }} 5. ^{{Citation | last = Hayman (ed) | first = John | title = Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition | place = Vancouver | publisher = University of British Columbia Press | year = 1989 | isbn = 0-7748-0322-3}} 6. ^{{BCGNIS|22079|Mount Whymper (Edward)}} 7. ^{{citation |url=http://peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=353&view=overview |title=Mount Whymper |accessdate=2 June 2012 |work=Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia |publisher=Peakware.com |date= }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1562 |title=Mount Whymper British Columbia #1562 |accessdate=2 June 2012 |work=Bivouac.com |editor= |date= }} 2 : Mountains of British Columbia|Vancouver Island Ranges |
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