| Feature Type: | Réserve de parc national - (National Park Reserve) Lands set aside for the establishment of a National Park, but clear title to which is subject to the resolution of native land claims. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage SiteOfficial, Réserve de parc national et site du patrimoine haïda Gwaii HaanasOfficial, Réserve de parc national Moresby-Sud/Gwaii Haanas |
| Relative Location: | S half of Moresby Island and surrounding islands, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°20'58"N, 131°26'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103B/6 |
| Related Maps: |
102O/14
103B/11
103B/12
103B/13
103B/14
103B/2
103B/3
103B/5
103B/6
103C/16
103C/9
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Origin Notes and History:
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South Moresby National Park (and the French form Réserve de parc national Moresby-Sud) established in 1988 by Order in Council. Name changed to "South Moresby/Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve" (and Reserve de parc national Moresby-Sud/Gwaii Haanas) 30 June 1989 by Parks Canada (Ottawa file 203-19). Name changed to "Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve" (and Réserve de parc national Gwaii Haanas) 30 September 1994. Confirmed 30 June 1995 on Parks Canada list. Confirmed 31 March 1997 in Terminology Bulletin 236: Terminology Used by Parks Canada. Name changed to Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (and Réserve de parc national et site du patrimoine haïda Gwaii Haanas) 14 February 2002, per notification from Parks Canada (BC file M.1.71; Ottawa file SM7915-50/P11-1) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |