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: |
NE side of Slocan Lake at mouth of Wilson Creek, N of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°02'07"N, 117°24'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82K/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
Rosebery Park established by Order in Council 1677/59. Redescribed per OIC 1575/80. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 32 ha. 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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