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Apodaca Provincial Park

Coordinates: 49°21′16″N 123°20′23″W / 49.3545°N 123.3398°W / 49.3545; -123.3398
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Apodaca Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Apodaca Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Apodaca Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Apodaca Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Apodaca Provincial Park
LocationBowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°21′16″N 123°20′23″W / 49.3545°N 123.3398°W / 49.3545; -123.3398
Area8 hectares (20 acres)
Established1954
Governing bodyBC Parks
WebsiteApodaca Provincial Park
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Apodaca Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the central eastern shoreline of Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada.

History

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The park was established 1954, one year after the property was donated to the province by Major J. S. Matthews, a noted Vancouver historian and City Archivist for Vancouver.

The park's name comes from Apodaca Cove, which was named to preserve the name for Bowen Island conferred by José María Narváez during his exploration and survey work in the region in 1791, Isla de Apodaca. Apodaca is a city in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, which was named for Dr. Salvador Apodaca, Bishop of the city of Linares, who was born in Guadalajara in 1769.[2]

Conservation

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The parks aims to protect a variety of marine life, such as marbled murrelet, harbour seal, killer whale, Pacific octopus, rockfish, and ochre starfish. The park also offers habitat for coast blacktail deer and a variety of birds. Plantlife includes Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, salal, and Pacific madrone.

References

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  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Apodaca Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. ^ "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México Archived March 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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