Réserve nationale de faune d'Alaksen
Language of origin French language
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
Other Names: Alaksen National Wildlife AreaOfficial
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:

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