Copeland Islands Marine Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Marine Park - A park designated and administered by the Province, primarily for water-oriented activities, that may or may not be only accessible by boat. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off W side Malaspina Peninsula, NE side Strait of Georgia opposite Campbell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'33"N, 124°48'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/15 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 2741, 29 July 1971, and by OIC 4238, 22 November 1971. Boundary re-established per OIC 1202/90 (date not cited). Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 15-2001: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2001, 11 April 2001; the whole containing approximately 423 hectares (145 hectares of upland and 278 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |