Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park

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Sechelt Inlets Provincial Park
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Sechelt
Coordinates 49°37′51″N123°48′22″W / 49.63083°N 123.80611°W / 49.63083; -123.80611
Area1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 10, 1980 (1980-07-10)
Governing body BC Parks
Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park

Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, that protects six separate sites along three inlets north of the city of Sechelt. The six sites are located at various locations on Sechelt Inlet and its two side arms, Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet. Established initially as a recreation area in 1980, it was converted to a park in 1999, consisting of approximately 140 hectares (350 acres) in total. [1]

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The park sites are only accessible by boat or floatplane, and are popular destinations for kayaking, paddling, scuba diving and viewing wildlife. Chaudière Artificial Reef is located near Kunechin Point, one of the six park sites. Sunk in 1992, HMCS Chaudière was the first Canadian Destroyer sunk for use as an artificial reef. [1] [2]

Geography

The six individual sites within the park are:

SiteLocation descriptionCoordinates
Halfway BeachWest side of Sechelt Inlet 49°35′54″N123°49′15″W / 49.5984°N 123.8207°W / 49.5984; -123.8207 (Halfway Beach site)
Thornhill CreekSouth side of Salmon Inlet 49°39′21″N123°36′32″W / 49.6557°N 123.6089°W / 49.6557; -123.6089 (Thornhill Creek site)
Kunechin PointNorth side of the junction of Sechelt and Salmon Inlets 49°37′48″N123°48′15″W / 49.6300°N 123.8043°W / 49.6300; -123.8043 (Kunechin Point site)
Tzoonie NarrowsOn Narrows Inlet 49°42′29″N123°46′56″W / 49.7081°N 123.7823°W / 49.7081; -123.7823 (Tzoonie Narrows site)
Piper PointWest side of Sechelt Inlet 49°32′40″N123°47′59″W / 49.5444°N 123.7997°W / 49.5444; -123.7997 (Piper Point site)
Skaiakos PointWest side of Sechelt Inlet 49°35′01″N123°49′01″W / 49.5836°N 123.8170°W / 49.5836; -123.8170 (Skaiakos Point site)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sechelt Inlets Marine Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. "Sechelt Inlets Marine Provincial Park" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. Retrieved June 4, 2024.