Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park
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Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 117.51 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 67038 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 41 ′ N , 126 ° 41 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | September 16, 1992 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Marine Park | |
The Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park is a 11,751 ha large Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia and currently the largest marine park of provincial parks in British Columbia . The park is located west of Gilford Island on Queen Charlotte Strait and is part of the Regional District of Mount Waddington . The region in which the park is located is included in the Great Bear Rainforest .
There is no land-based access to the park. Most visitors travel by water taxi from Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island to or via Cormorant Island . In the immediate vicinity, on Gilford Island, you will find the Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park, the smallest of the province's marine parks .
investment
The park is a Category II ( National Park ) protected area .
The park is located west of Gilford Island and comprises around a dozen islands of the Broughton Archipelago and parts of the surrounding sea area. The park covers a land area of 2,061 hectares and 9,690 hectares of sea.
history
The Provincial Park was established on September 16, 1992, with a total area of 11,679 hectares. In 2004 the boundaries of the park were redefined and its size increased to the area it is today.
Originally the area belonged to the hunting and fishing area of the Kwakiutl .
Flora and fauna
Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park is assigned to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone . Biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical climate and the same or very similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones.
In the park there are numerous endangered or rare species of creatures, such as the Marmelalk , the Rhinoceros , the Odin's Grouse , the Great Blue Heron , the cliff oystercatcher , the collar duck and the guinea pig .
Various whales such as the killer whale , the gray whale , the humpback whale or the common porpoise and the white-flanked porpoise can also be observed in the lake area of the park . Other rare or threatened species such as abalone can also be found in the sea .
Since numerous species of salmon spawn in the streams and rivers of the Canadian Coast Mountains , mainly the Pacific Ranges , they can also be found on the way there in the park. Species such as the pink salmon , the ketal salmon , sockeye salmon , the silver salmon or the king salmon can be found in the park.
activities
The park does not have a well-developed tourist infrastructure. There are simple tent sites and rudimentary sanitary facilities in various places. Furthermore, "wild" camping and making a fire are also allowed, with restrictions.
The park is mainly used by sea kayakers .
Web links
- Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park In: The park's English-language website at BC Parks
- Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park on the website britishcolumbia.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Broughton Archipelago Marine Park (English)
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park. GeoBC , accessed February 18, 2015 .
- ^ Broughton Archipelago Provincial Park- Purpose Statement And Zoning Plan. (PDF; 214.23 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , March 2003, accessed on February 18, 2015 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , February 1991, accessed on February 18, 2015 .