Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area
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English language
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| Feature Type: | Protected Area - Legally defined area under provincial jurisdiction, containing archaeological and/or natural sites, with unique or irreplaceable resources. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
NW of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°44'39"N, 120°28'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92I/9 |
| Related Maps: |
92I/10 92I/15 92I/16 92I/9
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Origin Notes and History:
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Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area established by Order in Council 585, 30 April 1996, redescribed as per Order in Council 811/2008, added to as per Order in Council 208/2013, amended as per Order in Council 50/2015 and redescribed as per Order in Council 117/2017; amended as per Order in Council 465/2023: the whole containing approximately 15820 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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