Simson 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 |
| Other Names: | Simson Park |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of South Thormanby Island facing Halfmoon Bay, NW of Sechelt, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°29'14"N, 123°57'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/5 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/12 92G/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Simson Park was established by Order in Council 609, 19 March 1986. Name and status changed to Simson Marine Park 22 August 1988 on 92G/5. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 461 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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Named after the family who donated the land. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |