| Feature Type: | Provincial Marine Park - A park designated and administered by the Province, primarily for water-oriented activities, that may or may not be only accessible by boat. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
In Blind Bay, SE of Powell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°43'41"N, 124°12'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92F/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Musket Island Marine Park established by Order in Council 362, 11 March 1992, containing 3.6 ha. - a small islet off Hardy Island. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and area expanded to include a portion of Hardy Island, per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole now containing approximately 16.8 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 14 hectares. Name changed to Hardy Island Marine Park per Bill 17-2004: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 21 October 2004, the whole still containing approximately 14 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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