Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
Surrounding Lawn Point, NW of Brooks Peninsula, Rupert Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°20'14"N, 127°58'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92L/5 |
Origin Notes and History:
"Kwakiutl/Lawn Point Park" established per Order in Council 589, 30 April 1996, containing 584 ha. more or less. Name changed to Lawn Point Park per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, still containing 584 ha.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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