Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
NW end of Vancouver Island between Quatsino Sound and San Josef Bay, Rupert Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°35'10"N, 128°14'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
102I/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 365, 8 March 1990. Redescribed per OIC 1245/94. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 670 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 787 hectares (444 hectares of upland and 343 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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