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Mine Lake
Main Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park on Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1996 as Main Lakes Chain Park and renamed and expanded in 1997, the park encompasses a large wilderness area of six lakes with many diverse animal, bird and plant species. Opportunities for visitor observation and outdoor recreation include wilderness camping, canoeing, kayaking and hiking. Main Lake, Village Bay Lake and Mine Lake are connected by narrow, shallow marshes. Clear Lake, Stramberg Lake and Little Main Lake are accessible by hiking or rough portage. References {{coord, 50.2111, N, 125.2167, W, source:wikidata, display=title Provincial Parks of the Discovery Islands Provincial parks of British Columbia 1997 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadra Island
Quadra Island is a large island off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, in the Strathcona Regional District. Etymology In 1903, the island was named after the Peruvian Spanish navigator Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, who explored and settled the Vancouver Island area in the late 18th century. History The island was claimed by the Peruvian Spanish navigator Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra for the Spanish Empire in the 1700s. A settlement was not successfully negotiated and ownership of the island remained in dispute between Britain and the Spanish Empire, Spain in the early 1790s. The two countries nearly began a war over the issue; the confrontation became known as the Nootka Crisis. That was averted when both agreed to recognize the other's rights to the area in the first Nootka Convention in 1790, a first step to peace. Finally, the two countries signed the second Nootka Convention in 1793 and the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
