Peace Arch Park
| 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: | Just inside the BC-Washington boundary adjacent to Semiahmoo Bay, in Surrey, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°00'16"N, 122°45'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order-in-Council 1506, 1939. Area increased per OIC 4038, 6 December 1973, the whole now containing 23 acres. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 9 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |