Union Passage Marine Provincial Park

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
Union Passage Marine Provincial Park is located in British Columbia
Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
Location within British Columbia
Interactive map of Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
Nearest cityPrince Rupert
Coordinates53°24′45″N 129°26′30″W / 53.41250°N 129.44167°W / 53.41250; -129.44167
Area1,373 ha (5.30 sq mi)
EstablishedJune 14, 1993
OperatorBC Parks

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park within the asserted traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nations.[1] The marine protected area is located at the southwest end of Grenville Channel straddling Pitt and Farrant Islands, in British Columbia, Canada.[2]

Conservation

The park conserves 395 hectares (980 acres) of North Coast Fjords Marine Ecosection, and protects sensitive aquatic habitats of importance for harbour porpoises, orca, humpback whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, Dall's porpoises, and Harbour seals.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Union Passage Marine Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).


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