| 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: |
E side of head of Howe Sound, just SE of Squamish, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°41'10"N, 123°08'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92G/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, containing 506 hectares more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 517 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 24-2007: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 3 May 2007; the whole now containing approximately 516 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 19-2011: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act; the whole containing approximately 526 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 49-2012: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, the whole now containing approximately 530 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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