Montague Harbour 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
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
SW side Galiano Island, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
48°54'02"N, 123°24'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92B/14 |
Origin Notes and History:
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"Montague Harbour Park" established by Order in Council 433, 6 March 1959. Boundary extended per OIC 2023, 27 July 1978, the whole containing 10 ha. more or less. Name changed to Montague Harbour Marine Park 15 April 1982 on 92 B/14, as identified in BC Parks files, maps and literature. Montague Harbour Marine Park redescribed per OIC 1201/90. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 97 hectares (67 hectares of upland and 30 hectares of foreshore) more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 102 hectares (70 hectares of upland and 32 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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