| Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park | |
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| Location | Cariboo Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Prince George, BC |
| Coordinates | 54°23′04″N121°33′20″W / 54.38444°N 121.55556°W /54.38444; -121.55556 |
| Area | 13,887 ha (138.87 km²) |
| Established | 29 June 2000 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park is aprovincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting a pair of lakes known as Arctic and Pacific Lakes, which as their name indicate are on the divide between thePacific andArctic drainages. Inherently, theContinental Divide runs between the two lakes, which lie in a narrow valley amid the rugged mountains of the northwesternmostMcGregor Plateau. The pass formed by the lakes was important during earlyfur trade operations and was one of the main links betweenNew Caledonia and the fur companies' eastern territories beyond the Rockies.
The park is located 90 kilometres northeast ofPrince George, British Columbia and is 13,887 ha. in area.
The park was established 29 June 2000.
The parks aims to protect fall and springgrizzly bear populations, and year-roundcaribou habitat, as well as fish populations includinglake trout,bull trout,rainbow trout,kokanee,dolly varden,mountain whitefish,redside shiner,lake trout,chinook salmon, andArctic grayling. The secondary role of the park is to protect the 1793 route ofAlexander Mackenzie through thecontinental divide.
54°23′N121°31′W / 54.383°N 121.517°W /54.383; -121.517 (Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park)
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