Drumbeg Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE end of Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'57"N, 123°41'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 2689/71 (date not cited). Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 55 ha. (20 hectares of upland and 35 hectares of foreshore) 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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The original owner named his property "Drumbeg," after his home in Scotland. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |