Gabriola Sands Recreation Area
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Gabriola Sands ParkOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Surrounding the isthmus between Pilot and Taylor Bays, at NW end of Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'39"N, 123°51'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gabriola Sands Recreation Area was established by Order in Council 3011, 8 August 1972. Cancelled per OIC 393, 21 March 1989, and area amalgamated within Gabriola Sands Provincial Park. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |