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: |
E side Columbia River between Invermere and Radium Hot Springs, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°35'09"N, 116°02'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82K/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Order in Council 532, 16 March 1956 containing 57.34 acres. Area increased per OIC 1308, 24 May 1963, and OIC 2744, 30 October 1963, the whole containing to 72 acres. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 86, Park Amendment Act 1999, 28 June 1999, the whole containing 29 hectares 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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