Victoria Harbour Bird Sanctuary
| Feature Type: | Refuge d'oiseaux migrateurs - (Migratory Bird Sanctuary) A sanctuary for migratory birds, established under the Migratory Convention Act (1917). Disturbance, hunting, collection of migratory birds and their eggs is prohibited. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Victoria shorefront from Cadboro to Macaulay Points, and up to Portage Inlet, Victoria Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°23'59"N, 123°18'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Victoria Harbour Bird Sanctuary and the approved French form of the name, Refuge d'oiseaux du havre de Victoria, are identified in Environment Canada's 1996 list of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, and in Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations C.R.C., c.1036 (2003, current to April 2013). Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Established in 1931; 134 hectares. (Environment Canada website/April 2013) Source: included with note |