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Eskers Provincial Park is a
provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
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. The park comprises roughly and was created in 1987. Located west of Nukko Lake, which lies northwest of the city of Prince George, it protects an area of the Stuart River Eskers Complex.
Eskers An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Ameri ...
are winding ridges of gravel formed by the glaciers which once covered the
British Columbia Interior , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Interior" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivi ...
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BC Parks - Eskers Provincial Park
* Provincial parks of British Columbia 1987 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1987 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub