Halkett Bay 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: | SE side of Gambier Island, Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'29"N, 123°19'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Halkett Bay Park established by Order-in-Council 1151, 16 June 1988. Name changed to Halkett Bay Marine Park (provincial park) 22 August 1988 on 92G/6. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000, to be known as Halkett Bay Park (provincial marine park); the whole containing 309 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 15-2016: Protected Areas of BC Amendment Act, 19 May 2016, to be known as Halkett Bay Marine Park, the whole containing approximately 448 hectares (293 hectares of upland and 155 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |