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 of Bowen Island, in entrance of Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°21'14"N, 123°20'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92G/6 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council, 22 November 1954; the whole containing approximately 8.09 hectares. Converted from OIC to Statute designation per Bill 50/2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 12 hectares (8 hectares of upland and 4 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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