Goose Islands Provincial Park | |
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Location | Manitoba, Canada |
Nearest town | Grand Rapids, Manitoba [1] |
Coordinates | 52°43′49.5″N99°44′19.4″W / 52.730417°N 99.738722°W [1] |
Area | 137 ha (340 acres) |
Established | 2017 |
Governing body | Government of Manitoba |
Goose Islands Provincial Park is a provincial park protecting the Goose Islands on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada.
Goose Islands Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 16 June 2017. [2] The park is 137 hectares (340 acres) in size. [2] The park is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. [3]
The park protects an area of the Boreal Plains Ecozone (CEC) [4] Five islands off the east shore of Lake Winnipegosis provide nesting habitat for ring-billed gulls, American herring gulls, Caspian terns, common terns and double-crested cormorants. [5] [2]