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The Franklin Range is a small mountain range on Vancouver Island

, British Columbia

, located just southwest of Robson Bight

and Johnstone Strait

. It has an area of 200 km² and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges

which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains. The range was named in 1861 by Captain Richards for noted Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin who died exploring the Arctic and his wife, Lady Franklin.

See also

List of mountain ranges

References

Franklin Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

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