Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park
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 Stone to mark the westernmost point of Alexander MacKeanzie's journey |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 5 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65404 | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 23 ′ N , 127 ° 28 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | February 10, 1926 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | National Historic Site of Canada | |
| First Crossing of North America National Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada de la Première-Traversée-de-l'Amérique-du-Nord |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | June 4, 1924 |
| Type | National Historic Site of Canada |
| ID | 146621 |
| Recognized by | Canadian Federal Government |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park is a 5 ha large provincial park in Canada's British Columbia . The park was established in 1926 and sits on the banks of the Dean Channel in the Central Coast Regional District . The region in which the park is located is included in the Great Bear Rainforest . The closest larger settlement is the town of Bella Coola, about 65 km northeast .
The place was declared a National Historic Site of Canada by the Canadian government on June 4, 1924 , as this is the westernmost point which Alexander MacKenzie reached on his second trip in 1793, making it the first European to cross the North American continent by land .
investment
The reserve only covers a small area around the stone. The park is surrounded by the Cascade-Sutslem Conservancy , another protected area. The park can only be reached by air or water.
The park is a category III protected area ( natural monument ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too was the Heiltsuk , a hunting and fishing area for various First Nations tribes long before the area was settled by European immigrants or it became part of a park .
The park was established on February 10, 1926, making it one of the oldest of the Provincial Parks in British Columbia.
activities
There is no tourist infrastructure in the park.
See also
Web links
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park In: The park's English-language website at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ First Crossing of North America National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park (English)