Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park

Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in Desolation Sound to the northwest of Lund on the northern Sunshine Coast off the west coast of the Malaspina Peninsula.[1]

Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park
Copeland Islands seen from a floatplane
LocationNew Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityCampbell River, BC
Coordinates50°00′33″N 124°48′53″W
Area423 ha. (4.23 km²)
EstablishedJuly 29, 1971
Governing bodyBC Parks
For other uses, see Copeland Islands (disambiguation).

The park was established in 1971, comprising approximately 423 hectares (1,050 acres), with 153 hectares of upland and 278 hectares of foreshore.[2]

References
  1. BC parks webpage
  2. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Copeland Island Marine Park"

50°00′34″N 124°48′53″W

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