| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extreme NW and N shoreline of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°43'59"N, 128°20'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 102I/9 |
| Related Maps: |
102I/16 102I/9 92L 92L/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established as Class A Provincial Park per Bill 174, 18 May 1973, containing 37,200 acres. Boundary amendments per OIC 1201, 2 August 1990 and OIC 361, 12 March 1992. Addition of Nahwitti-Shushartie site per Bill 53: Park Amendment Act 1995, 13 July 1995; addition of property acquired through exchange per Bill 23: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, the whole now containing 22,220 ha. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 22,294 hectares (17,322 hectares of upland and 4,972 hectares of foreshore). See photographs in 1970 BC Parks booklet "Cape Scott Park Proposal" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |