Desolation Sound 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: | SE side Desolation Sound, NE of Campbell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°06'08"N, 124°42'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per OIC 174, 18 May 1973. Boundary extended to include Desolation Sound Marine Recreation Area per OIC 1201, 2 August 1990, the whole containing 8,256 ha. more or less. Addition of the Curme Islands area per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, the whole now containing 8,449 ha. more or less Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |