Memory Island Provincial Park
Provincial park of British Columbia, Canada
48°36′50″N 123°38′00″W / 48.61389°N 123.63333°W / 48.61389; -123.63333Memory Island Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by BC Parks on 23 August 1945 to protect a small island located at the southern end of Shawnigan Lake.
Name origin
It was named as a memorial to two Victoria men - Allan Mayhew and Kenneth Scharff - who lost their lives in World War II.[2]: 171
Geography
Covering only 0.915 hectares (2.26 acres), Memory Island is the second smallest provincial park in British Columbia after Seton Portage Historic Provincial Park.[3][4]
See also
- BC Parks webpage
References
- ^ "Protected Planet | Memory Island Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- ^ "Memory Island Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Environment, Ministry of. "About BC Parks - BC Parks - Province of British Columbia". bcparks.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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