Thurston Bay Marine Park
| 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 |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW side Sonora Island, N of Campbell River (city), Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°22'24"N, 125°19'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92J 92K 92K/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 1400, 23 April 1970. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 389 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 24-2007: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 3 May 2007; the whole now containing approximately 531 hectares (320 hectares of upland and 211 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |