Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
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Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 26.67 km² (of which 12.69 km² land area) |
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| WDPA ID | 65277 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 24 ′ N , 126 ° 21 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | January 7, 1955 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Maquinna Marine Provincial Park is a park in Clayoquot Sound in the western Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located northwest of Tofino and can only be reached by boat or plane from there or from Ahousaht or Hotsprings Village. It covers an area of 2,667 hectares, 1,269 hectares of which are in the countryside and 1,398 hectares of protected marine area. It stretches from Hot Springs Cove to Hesquiat Harbor.
The park is a category III protected area ( natural monument ).
Several Nuu-chah-nulth tribes own holy sites there, which are under special protection, but also, like the Hesquiaht First Nation, a campsite. West of the park is the Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park , and southeast of the Flores Island Marine Provincial Park on the eponymous island .
history
The park was established in 1955 as a sanctuary for marine fauna and flora. This makes it the oldest marine provincial park in British Columbia , ahead of Montague Harbor Marine Provincial Park . The Clarke couple from Hot Springs Cove provided the first 35 acres . Its name, which was introduced in 1995, refers to Chief Maquinna . Several leaders of the Mowachaht , who are of considerable importance for the history of the province , bore this name . In 1990 the park was expanded to include the Openit Peninsula, which covers around 39 hectares. In 1995 the Hesquiat Harbor was added.
Flora and fauna
British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones. Biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical or very similar 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. Within this system, the park area is assigned to the Very Wet Hypermaritime Subzone of the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone .
Web links
- Maquinna Marine Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Maquinna Marine Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Maquinna Marine Provincial Park, Tofino, Vancouver Island BC
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Maquinna Marine Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Maquinna Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF, 209.14 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 2003, accessed on January 6, 2013 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF, 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on January 6, 2013 .