Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
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in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, located in
Desolation Sound
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to the northwest of
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Ă˜resund, Ă–resund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
on the northern
Sunshine Coast off the west coast of the
Malaspina Peninsula The Malaspina Peninsula is a peninsula in the northern Gulf of Georgia- Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It extends northwest from the town of Powell River, which lies near its isthmus, past the settlement of Lund, to Desolation S ...
.
The park was established in 1971, comprising approximately 423 hectares, 153 of which is upload, 278 hectares of foreshore.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Copeland Island Marine Park"
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References
Provincial Parks of the Gulf Islands
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)
1971 establishments in British Columbia
Protected areas established in 1971
Marine parks of Canada
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