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Major Hart River

Coordinates: 59°00′51″N 127°51′27″W / 59.01417°N 127.85750°W / 59.01417; -127.85750 (Major Hart River)
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The Major Hart River (Ts'íhe Tú in Kaska) is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada, flowing north-east into the Turnagain River, a tributary of the Kechika, south-west of the community of Liard River.[1]

Name origin

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The river is named for E.B. Hart, FRGS, who was the first to map this river and conducted the first survey of the area in 1913–14. Major Hart was a member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police who explored the area between Dease Lake and Fort Nelson.[2]

See also

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References

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59°00′51″N 127°51′27″W / 59.01417°N 127.85750°W / 59.01417; -127.85750 (Major Hart River)