Broughton Archipelago 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: | NE of Port McNeill (municipality) at E end of Queen Charlotte Strait, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°40'59"N, 126°41'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/10 |
| Related Maps: |
92L/10 92L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Broughton Archipelago Marine Park established by Order in Council 1489, 16 September 1992, containing 11,679 hectares more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 11,751 hectares (2 061 hectares of upland and 9 690 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |