Montney, British Columbia
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Montney is an unincorporated locality located in British Columbia
about 15 miles (24.1 km) north of Fort St. John
, near Beatton Provincial Park
.
It lies at an elevation of 700 metres (2,296.6 ft), along the BC Rail tracks.
The settlement gives the name to the Montney Formation
, a gas bearing geological unit first described in a well located north-west of the hamlet.
The name of the town is an Anglicized form of a Canadian Indian name. The fact that the name is spelled the same as the Montney family name is purely coincidental.
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...
about 15 miles (24.1 km) north of Fort St. John
Fort St. John, British Columbia
The City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...
, near Beatton Provincial Park
Beatton Provincial Park
Beatton Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Peace River Country of northeastern British Columbia, Canada.-External links:...
.
It lies at an elevation of 700 metres (2,296.6 ft), along the BC Rail tracks.
The settlement gives the name to the Montney Formation
Montney Formation
The Montney Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Middle Triassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in British Columbia and Alberta....
, a gas bearing geological unit first described in a well located north-west of the hamlet.
The name of the town is an Anglicized form of a Canadian Indian name. The fact that the name is spelled the same as the Montney family name is purely coincidental.