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Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
For other uses, see Burgoyne (disambiguation).
Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located on southwestern Saltspring Island near Fulford Harbour. The parks faces northwest to Sansum Narrows, which is the channel between Saltspring Island and Vancouver Island. Mount Maxwell Provincial Park lies adjacent to the north.
Burgoyne Bay was named in 1859 by Captain Richards for Commander Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC, an officer aboard HMS Ganges.[1] The park was established in 2004 via private land acquisition[2] with an area of 334 hectares (830 acres), and further expanded in 2007 to 524 hectares (1,290 acres).[3]
References
- ^ "Burgoyne Bay". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ BC Parks webpage
- ^ "Burgoyne Bay Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
48°47′09″N 123°32′00″W / 48.78583°N 123.53333°W / 48.78583; -123.53333
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