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: |
W of Shawnigan Lake, S of Duncan, Malahat Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
48°39'01"N, 123°43'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92B/12 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established by Order in Council 2055, 10 September 1959, containing 303 acres. Area increased (per OIC 513/61) to 5322 acres, covering 3 sites. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 209.63 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 230 hectares (229 hectares of upland and 1 hectare of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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