Feature Type: | Provincial Marine Park - A park designated and administered by the Province, primarily for water-oriented activities, that may or may not be only accessible by boat. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
2 sides of Sue Channel, between Douglas and Devastation Channels S of Kitimat, Range 4 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
53°43'37"N, 128°50'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
103H/10 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; 2 sites on Sue Channel, the whole containing approximately 209 hectares (85 hectares of upland and 124 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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1. Hawkesbury Island Site: 73 hectares (36 hectares of upland and 37 hectares of foreshore) at 53° 42' 14" x 128° 54' 21"; 2. Loretta Island Site: 136 hectares (49 hectares of upland and 87 hectares of foreshore) at 53° 43' 38" x 128° 50' 56".
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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