Princess Louisa 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: | Surrounding head of Princess Louisa Inlet, Queens Reach lekw'emin (inlet), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°12'35"N, 123°46'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Princess Louisa Park was established by Order in Council 1814, 24 June 1965. Name changed to Princess Louisa Marine Park 22 August 1988 on 92J/4. 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 65 hectares (38 hectares of upland and 27 hectares of foreshore) more or less. Boundary extended per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 964 hectares (936 hectares of upland and 27 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |