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 side of Nootka Island and numerous islets in entrance to Esperanza Inlet, Nootka Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°48'46"N, 126°58'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92E/15 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 589, 30 April 1996, containing 2105 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole still containing approximately 2105 hectares (442 hectares of upland and 1663 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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