Réserve nationale de faune d'Alaksen
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French language
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| Feature Type: | Réserve nationale de faune - (National Wildlife Area) An area established under the Canada Wildlife Act (1973) to conserve essential habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. Located on land owned or leased for a long term by the Federal Government. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Other Names: |
Alaksen National Wildlife AreaOfficial
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
Reifel Island and N end of Westham Island at mouth of Fraser River, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°06'15"N, 123°10'34"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92G/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Alaksen National Wildlife Area and the approved French form of the name, Réserve nationale de faune d'Alaksen, are identified in Environment Canada's 1996 list of National Wildlife Areas, and in Wildlife Area Regulations C.R.C., c.1609 (2003, current to April 2013).
Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa
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