Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park
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Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
, established in 1971 and containing 4.66 acres (18,858.4 m²). It is located at the bay of the same name, offshore from the community of the same name
, which is the location of the Simoom Sound
post office and is on the west side of Gilford Island
.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, established in 1971 and containing 4.66 acres (18,858.4 m²). It is located at the bay of the same name, offshore from the community of the same name
Echo Bay, British Columbia
Echo Bay is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Gilford Island in the Broughton Archipelago on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of the Simoom Sound post office, which formerly was on the nearby Wishart Peninsula facing the sound of the same name....
, which is the location of the Simoom Sound
Simoom Sound, British Columbia
Simoom Sound is a post office located at Echo Bay, British Columbia, Canada, on Gilford Island in the Central Coast region adjacent to the body of water of the same name, which was named for HMS Simoom...
post office and is on the west side of Gilford Island
Gilford Island
Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, located between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet. The island has an area of and a historic indigenous community of the Kwakwaka'wakw people called Gwayasdums or Gwa'yasdams.-References:**...
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