Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park
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Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park | |
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Location | Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 55°54′00″N 128°35′00″W / 55.90000°N 128.58333°W / 55.90000; -128.58333 |
Area | 62,255 ha (240.37 sq mi) |
Established | April 30, 1996 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Website | Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park |
Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park is a provincial park in northwest British Columbia, Canada. It lies within the territories of the Gitanyow and Gitxsan First Nations. The park and the area surrounding it are important to First Nations people for cultural activities. There are trumpeter swans known to be on Club Creek in the winter.[2]
In 1950, a B-36 crashed in the park after jettisoning a nuclear bomb.
References
- ^ "Protected Planet | Swan Lake Kispiox River Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park". britishcolumbia.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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