Wakes Cove Park
| Language of origin | English language |
| 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 |
| Relative Location: | N end of Valdes Island facing Gabriola Passage, in Strait of Georgia just SE of Nanaimo, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'21"N, 123°42'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council #510, 21 June 2002; the whole containing approximately 205 hectares (132 hectares of upland and 73 hectares of foreshore). Conversion of OIC to statute designation per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statute Amendment Act, 20 May 2004. Redescribed per Bill 5-2013: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 14 March 2013. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |