Mitlenatch Island Nature Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N end Strait of Georgia, Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°57'07"N, 125°00'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/14 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/14 92F/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mitlenatch Island Park was established by Order in Council 1842, 14 July 1961. Foreshore added per OIC 559, 22 February 1966. Name changed Mitlenatch Island Nature Park per OIC 1201/90. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 155 hectares (36 hectares of upland and 119 hectares of foreshore) more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |