Gitnadoiks River Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Pronounced: | git nah doyks |
| Relative Location: | Surrounding Gitnadoix River, S of Skeena River between Terrace and Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°09'59"N, 129°10'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/3 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/2 103I/3 103I/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gitnadoix River Recreation Area established by Order in Council 2211, 10 December 1986. Re-described per OIC 379/89, the whole containing 58,000 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation, and name and status changed to Gitnadoiks River Park per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 57,698 hectares. [note that the namesake river is still spelled "Gitnadoix" but the park is now spelled "Gitnadoiks..." ] Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |