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: |
S side François Lake, at E end, Range 4 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
53°57'59"N, 125°10'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
93F/14 |
Related Maps: |
93F/14 93F/15 93K/3
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Origin Notes and History:
Established per Bill 86, Park Amendment Act 1999, 28 June 1999, containing 7,214 hectares, more or less. [identified in Bill 50-2004, Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, as Francois Lake Park, ie. without the cedilla - assumed to be a typographical error.]
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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