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TRIBUNE BAY PROVINCIAL PARK Latitude and Longitude:

49°31′46″N 124°38′31″W / 49.52944°N 124.64194°W / 49.52944; -124.64194 [2]
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Tribune Bay Provincial Park
Tribune Bay
Map showing the location of Tribune Bay Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Tribune Bay Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
Map showing the location of Tribune Bay Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Tribune Bay Provincial Park
Location Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Courtenay
Coordinates 49°31′46″N 124°38′31″W / 49.52944°N 124.64194°W / 49.52944; -124.64194 [2]
Area96 hectares (240 acres) [3]
EstablishedNovember 2, 1978 (1978-11-02) [2]
Visitors80,000 (in 1987) [3]
Governing body BC Parks
Website bcparks.ca/tribune-bay-park/

Tribune Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Hornby Island in British Columbia, Canada. It features a broad, crescent-shaped beach of white sand, Tribune Bay (a shallow, warm-water bay), and spring wildflowers. There are opportunities for canoeing, fishing, hiking, tennis, picnicking and open water swimming. Six pit toilets are provided. [4]

The bay (and hence the park) was named after HMS Tribune, a ship stationed in British Columbia in 1859–1860 and 1864. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Tribune Bay Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Tribune Bay Park". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ a b "Fillongley, Tribune Bay, Helliwell, Sandy Island Parks Master Plan" (PDF). 1987. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Tribune Bay Provincial Park". Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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