Provincial Park · Canada
Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is a provincial park in Canada, established in 1911.
Photo: Richard Powell via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | Provincial Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Established | 1911 |
| Coordinates | 49.8742° N, 125.7440° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropist and railway pioneer. It lies within the Strathcona Regional District. The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, established in 2000, includes three watersheds in the western area of the park.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) · Vancouver, Canada · 124.0 miles away
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) · Victoria, Canada · 134.5 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Strathcona Provincial Park?
Strathcona Provincial Park is in Canada (49.8742° N, 125.7440° W).
When was Strathcona Provincial Park established?
Strathcona Provincial Park was established in 1911, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163427 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathcona_Provincial_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).