Stikine River Provincial Park
The Stikine River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park covers a total area of approximately 217,000 hectares. The main feature of the Stikine River Provincial Park is a portion of the Stikine River known as "The Grand Canyon". This portion of the river is approximately eighty kilometers long and runs through a canyon that has been created from the river cutting through the rock that now forms the walls of the "canyon".
| Stikine River Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1] | |
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  Location in British Columbia | |
| Location | Kitimat-Stikine RD and Stikine Region, British Columbia |
| Nearest city | Iskut |
| Coordinates | 58°01′29″N 128°42′52″W[2] |
| Area | 257,177 ha (992.97 sq mi) |
| Established | 14 March 1987 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
| Website | Stikine River Provincial Park |
References
- "Stikine River Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- Environment, Ministry of. "Stikine River Provincial Park - BC Parks". bcparks.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
External links
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