Rebecca Spit 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: | E side of Quadra Island, just NE of Campbell River (city), Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°06'05"N, 125°11'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/3 |
|
|
Origin Notes and History:
|
Rebecca Spit Park established by Order in Council 1575, 7 July 1959. Area increased per OIC 920, 25 March 1969. Form of name changed to Rebecca Spit Marine Park 15 June 1982 on 92 K/3. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 177 ha. (22 hectares of upland and 155 hectares of foreshore) more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |