| 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 Pavilion Lake, NE of Lillooet, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°52'00"N, 121°43'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92I/13 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 640, 23 March 1956. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole now containing 335 ha. more or less. Area increased per OIC 522, 18 April 2001 (total size not specified). Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 550 hectares (335 hectares of upland and 215 hectares of foreshore). Boundary description repealed and the park re-established with a new description per Bill 15: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 19 May 2010, the whole now containing approximately 2544 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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