The Stikine River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park covers a total area of approximately 217,000 hectares. The main feature of the Stikine River Provincial Park is a portion of the Stikine River known as "The Grand Canyon". This portion of the river is approximately eighty kilometers long and runs through a canyon that has been created from the river cutting through the rock that now forms the walls of the "canyon".
Stikine River Provincial Park | |
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Standort | Kitimat-Stikine RD and Stikine Region, British Columbia |
Nearest city | Iskut |
Coordinates | 58°01′29″N 128°42′52″W / 58.0248°N 128.7144°W[2] |
Area | 257,177 ha (992.97 sq mi) |
Established | 14 March 1987 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Website | Stikine River Provincial Park |
See also
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edit- ^ "Stikine River Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Environment, Ministry of. "Stikine River Provincial Park - BC Parks". bcparks.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-21.