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: |
Galiano Island, toward N end, Cowichan Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
48°57'27"N, 123°32'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92B/13 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Bill 15-2001: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 11 April 2001; the whole containing 149 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and
Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May
2004; the whole containing approximately 233 hectares (195 hectares of upland and 38 hectares of foreshore). Boundary redescribed per Bill 8-2015: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 25 March 2015, the whole now containing approximately 397 hectares (321 hectares of upland and 76 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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