Cypress 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: | E side of Howe Sound, extending N from West Vancouver, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°23'44"N, 123°12'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92G 92G/11 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 3209, 9 October 1975, containing 5,200 acres more or less. Boundary adjusted per OIC 396, 5 March 1982 and OIC 612/86 and OIC 1418/90, the whole now containing 3012 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"so-named because of the yellow cedar which is fairly common at this altitude." (Howe Sound Crest, published in BC Outdoors magazine, February 1980) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |