Kitson Island 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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
S of Ridley Island, SE of Port Edward, Range 5 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
54°10'44"N, 130°19'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
103J/1 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 788, 14 June 1993, containing 45 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing approximately 44.7 hectares (20 hectares of upland and 24.7 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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