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=Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia= | =Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia= | ||
− | I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. | + | I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. See the [[User:Rhonda/Regional Districts in BC|regional districts page]] for subdivisions of this map. |
{| style="border-top:1px solid green; border-right:1px solid green; border-bottom:2px solid green; border-left:1px solid green;" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | {| style="border-top:1px solid green; border-right:1px solid green; border-bottom:2px solid green; border-left:1px solid green;" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
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− | |[[59, -139]] | + | |[[Yakutat, Alaska|59, -139]] |
− | |[[59, -138]] | + | |[[Harlequin Lake, Alaska|59, -138]] |
− | |[[59, -137]] | + | |[[Glacier Bay National Preserve, British Columbia|59, -137]] |
− | |[[59, -136]] | + | |[[Glacier Bay National Preserve (North), Alaska|59, -136]] |
− | |[[59, -135]] | + | |[[Skagway, Alaska|59, -135]] |
− | |[[59, -134]] | + | |[[Ben-My-Chree, British Columbia|59, -134]] |
− | |[[59, -133]] | + | |[[Atlin, British Columbia|59, -133]] |
− | |[[59, -132]] | + | |[[59,-132]] |
− | |[[59, -131]] | + | |[[Smart River, British Columbia|59, -131]] |
− | |[[59, -130]] | + | |[[59,-130]] |
|[[Cassiar, British Columbia|59, -129]] | |[[Cassiar, British Columbia|59, -129]] | ||
|[[Lower Post, British Columbia|59, -128]] | |[[Lower Post, British Columbia|59, -128]] | ||
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|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"| | ||
− | |[[58, -137]] | + | |[[Lituya Bay, Alaska|58, -137]] |
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"| | ||
|[[Juneau, Alaska|58, -134]] | |[[Juneau, Alaska|58, -134]] | ||
− | |[[58, -133]] | + | |[[Port Snettisham, Alaska|58, -133]] |
− | |[[58, -132]] | + | |[[58,-132]] |
− | |[[58, -131]] | + | |[[58,-131]] |
− | |[[58, -130]] | + | |[[Dease Lake, British Columbia|58, -130]] |
− | |[[58, -129]] | + | |[[58,-129]] |
− | |[[58, -128]] | + | |[[58,-128]] |
|[[Dall Lake, British Columbia|58, -127]] | |[[Dall Lake, British Columbia|58, -127]] | ||
|[[Brownie Mountain, British Columbia|58, -126]] | |[[Brownie Mountain, British Columbia|58, -126]] | ||
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|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"| | ||
− | |[[57, -133]] | + | |[[Port Houghton, Alaska|57, -133]] |
− | |[[57, -132]] | + | |[[Thomas Bay, Alaska|57, -132]] |
− | |[[57, -131]] | + | |[[Glenora, British Columbia|57, -131]] |
− | |[[57, -130]] | + | |[[Mt. Edziza Provincial Park, British Columbia|57, -130]] |
− | |[[57, -129]] | + | |[[Iskut 6, British Columbia|57, -129]] |
− | |[[57, -128]] | + | |[[Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, British Columbia|57, -128]] |
|[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]] | |[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]] | ||
|[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]] | |[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]] | ||
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|colspan="7"| | |colspan="7"| | ||
− | |[[56, -132]] | + | |[[Wrangell, Alaska|56, -132]] |
− | |[[56, -131]] | + | |[[Stikine Customs Post, British Columbia|56, -131]] |
− | |[[56, -130]] | + | |[[Granduc, British Columbia|56, -130]] |
|[[Meziadin Junction, British Columbia|56, -129]] | |[[Meziadin Junction, British Columbia|56, -129]] | ||
− | |[[56, -128]] | + | |[[Kluatantan River, British Columbia|56, -128]] |
|[[Mosque River, British Columbia|56, -127]] | |[[Mosque River, British Columbia|56, -127]] | ||
|[[Bear Lake, British Columbia|56, -126]] | |[[Bear Lake, British Columbia|56, -126]] | ||
− | |[[56, -125]] | + | |[[Ingenika Mine, British Columbia|56, -125]] |
|[[Fort Graham, British Columbia|56, -124]] | |[[Fort Graham, British Columbia|56, -124]] | ||
|[[Mount Laurier, British Columbia|56, -123]] | |[[Mount Laurier, British Columbia|56, -123]] | ||
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|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"| | ||
− | |[[54, -133]] | + | |[[Forrester Island, Alaska|54, -133]] |
|[[Masset, British Columbia|54, -132]] | |[[Masset, British Columbia|54, -132]] | ||
− | |[[54, -131]] | + | |[[Pond Bay, Alaska|54, -131]] |
|[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|54, -130]] | |[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|54, -130]] | ||
|[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]] | |[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]] | ||
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|[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]] | |[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]] | ||
|bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]] | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]] | ||
− | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[ | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Rogers Pass, British Columbia|51, -117]] |
− | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[ | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Golden, British Columbia|51, -116]] |
|[[Banff, Alberta|51, -115]] | |[[Banff, Alberta|51, -115]] | ||
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|bgcolor="green"|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]] | ||
|bgcolor="green"|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]] | ||
− | |bgcolor=" | + | |bgcolor="green"|[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]] |
|bgcolor="green"|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]] | ||
|bgcolor="lightgreen"|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]] | |bgcolor="lightgreen"|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]] | ||
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==Graticule Names== | ==Graticule Names== | ||
− | Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the [[All Graticules]] list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the ''community'' is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already- | + | Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the [[All Graticules]] list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the ''community'' is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already-named graticules, with the exception of [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]], which for some odd reason was called Terrace and District. |
My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data. | My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data. |
Latest revision as of 20:36, 14 April 2020
Contents
Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia
I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. See the regional districts page for subdivisions of this map.
Graticule Names
Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the All Graticules list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the community is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already-named graticules, with the exception of Terrace, which for some odd reason was called Terrace and District.
My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data.
I have disregarded some of my above rules altogether when a graticule almost completely encloses a large park, and named it after the park, instead, as some US graticules have done.
References
- Coordinates verified for [Kerouard Islands].
- Coordinates verified for the [Cape St. James] lighthouse.
- I used [Canada Post] official names of communities. For example I chose Dawsons Landing over Namu and Rivers Inlet, because Dawsons Landing is the only one with a postal code.
Colour Codes
Graticules where I have successfully geohashed in the British Columbia portion are dark green. Light green indicates an unsuccessful expedition in that graticule. Pink indicates that I have visited or passed through the British Columbia portion of that graticule, but not for the purpose of geohashing.
The pink is still in progress. I have to look up some records of where I have been and how I got there.