West Arm Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side of West Arm Kootenay Lake, just E of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°30'14"N, 117°08'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/11 |
| Related Maps: |
82F/10 82F/11 82F/6 82F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Bill 53: Park Amendment Act 1995, 13 July 1995, containing approximately 25,265 hectares. Boundary extended per same legislation (Park Amendment Act 1995), adding 53 hectares, effective 31 December 1995; the whole to containing approximately 25,318 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 8-2015: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 25 March 2015, the whole now containing approximately 26,199 hectares. The boundary redescribed 10 March 2022 per Bill 3: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2022; 2 hectares was removed; the whole containing approximately 26,197 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |