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Mel's Hole is, according to an urban legend, a "bottomless pit" near Ellensburg, Washington. Claims about it were first made on the radio show Coast to Coast AM in 1997 by a guest calling himself Mel Waters. Later investigation revealed no such person was listed as residing in that area, and no credible evidence has been given that the hole ...
The mountain's toponym and current location were officially adopted January 15, 1987, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, [3] although the name was published in 1867 as labelled on British Admiralty chart 580. [4] The mountain's name origin/significance is not recorded. [2]
Tappen is an unincorporated community in British Columbia.The settlement is located on the shores of Shuswap Lake. [2] It is colloquially known as "Rust Valley", and is the location of the TV show Rust Valley Restorers. [3]
Historic Yale church Steamship at Yale on Fraser River, 1882 Anderson River bridge between Hicks and Boston Bar on the CN Yale Subdivision, 1984. The town was founded in 1848 by the Hudson's Bay Company as Fort Yale by Ovid Allard, the appointed manager of the new post, who named it after his superior, James Murray Yale, then Chief Factor of the Columbia District.
Whaletown is a settlement on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the gateway to Cortes Island. A public ferry links Whaletown to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island. It is featured in the 2013 Man Booker long-list work of fiction by author Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being. The Whaletown Water Aerodrome serves the town.
Terminal Peak is a 2,997-metre (9,833-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park of British Columbia, Canada. As part of the Selkirk Mountains, it is situated at the south end of the compact Sir Donald Range, hence the name origin. [4] The mountain is a remote 62 km (39 mi) northeast of Revelstoke, and 32 km (20 mi) west of Golden.
The Discovery Islands are a group of islands located at the northern end of the Salish Sea and the eastern end of Johnstone Strait, between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. Most of these islands have very few residents. Only Quadra Island and Cortes Island have ferry service.
Sechelt (/ ˈ s iː ʃ ɛ l t /, shíshálh Language: ch'atlich [3]) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.Approximately 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25-minute drive from Langdale along Highway 101, also known as the ...