Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Conservancy

Protected natural area in British Columbia, Canada
53°28′01″N 128°55′26″W / 53.46694°N 128.92389°W / 53.46694; -128.92389Area3,372 ha. (33.72 km2)EstablishedJuly 13, 2006Governing bodyMaryland Department of Natural Resources

Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Conservancy is a conservancy in British Columbia, Canada. It is 3,374 hectares in size and is accessible only by floatplane or boat. It features boat anchorage and tent platforms as well as a hotspring fed bath house. The temperature of the hotsprings is approximately 41.3 degrees Celsius at the source and about 38.8 degrees Celsius in the bath house. It is located 25 km east of Hartley Bay and 75 km south of Kitimat.[1] The conservancy was established in 2006, with Monkey Beach being added to the conservancy in 2007.[2]

Another conservancy lies within the larger Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Conservancy boundaries, titled Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Corridor Conservancy. This wedge-shaped area was established in 2007 to allow construction of road access to timber harvest areas east of the larger conservancy boundaries.[3]

53°28′N 128°55′W / 53.46°N 128.92°W / 53.46; -128.92

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Bay - Monkey Beach Conservancy". BCParks. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ^ "More of B.C. to be protected". The Vancouver Sun. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Corridor Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

External links

  • "Bishop Bay-Monkey Beach Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
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