Union Passage Marine Provincial Park

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
	Location within British Columbia
Nearest city	Prince Rupert
Coordinates	53°24′45″N 129°26′30″W / 53.41250°N 129.44167°WCoordinates: 53°24′45″N 129°26′30″W / 53.41250°N 129.44167°W
Area	1,373 ha (5.30 sq mi)
Established	June 14, 1993
Operator	BC Parks

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park within the asserted traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nations.^[1] The marine protected area is located at the southwest end of Grenville Channel straddling Pitt and Islands, in British Columbia, Canada.^[2]

The park conserves 395 hectares (980 acres) of , and protects sensitive aquatic habitats of importance for harbour porpoises, orca, humpback whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, Dall's porpoises, and Harbour seals^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Union Passage Marine Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.

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[BC_Parks-1] "Union Passage Marine Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[2] "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.

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