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Memory Island Provincial Park

Coordinates:48°36′41″N123°38′01″W / 48.61139°N 123.63361°W /48.61139; -123.63361
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Provincial park of British Columbia, Canada
Memory Island Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Memory Island Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Memory Island Provincial Park
Location on Vancouver Island
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Map showing the location of Memory Island Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Memory Island Provincial Park
Location inBritish Columbia
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Map showing the location of Memory Island Provincial Park
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LocationShawnigan Lake,British Columbia,Canada
Nearest cityShawnigan Lake
Coordinates48°36′41″N123°38′01″W / 48.61139°N 123.63361°W /48.61139; -123.63361
Area0.915 ha (2.26 acres)
Established23 August 1945
Governing bodyBC Parks
Memory Island Provincial Park

Memory Island Provincial Park is aprovincial park located onVancouver Island inBritish Columbia,Canada. It was established byBC Parks on 23 August 1945 to protect a small island located at the southern end ofShawnigan Lake.

Name origin

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It was named as a memorial to two Victoria men - Allan Mayhew and Kenneth Scharff - who lost their lives inWorld War II.[2]: 171 

Geography

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Covering only 0.915 hectares (2.26 acres), Memory Island is the second smallestprovincial park in British Columbia afterSeton Portage Historic Provincial Park.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^"Protected Planet | Memory Island Park".Protected Planet. Retrieved2020-10-10.
  2. ^Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986),British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press,ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  3. ^"Memory Island Park".BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^Environment, Ministry of."About BC Parks - BC Parks - Province of British Columbia".bcparks.ca. Retrieved2020-10-11.
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