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: |
2 sites along Stuart River, NW and N of Vanderhoof, Cariboo Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
54°03'51"N, 123°33'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
93J/4 |
Related Maps: |
93G/13 93J/3 93J/4 93K/1 93K/8
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Origin Notes and History:
Established per Bill 86, Park Amendment Act 1999, 28 June 1999; 2 sites along the river, the whole containing 10781 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 20,948 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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1. Upper site: centred in the vicinity of 54º 14' 22" - 124º 00' 51" originally containing 7391 ha. more or less. 2. Lower site: centred in the vicinity of 54º 03' 52" - 123º 33' 30" originally containing 3390 ha. more or less.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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