Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park and Protected Area explained

Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park and Protected Area
Iucn Category:Ib
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:British Columbia
Location:Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:58.4167°N -146°W
Area Ha:346833
Established:April 5, 2001
Governing Body:BC Parks

Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park and Protected Area, also known as the Frog-Gataga Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area[2] and is located in the area of the Gataga River, between Denetiah Provincial Park, which lies west across the Kechika River, and Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park to its east. Established in 2001 as Frog-Gataga, the park is 346,833 hectares in area; its newer name is a Kaska Dena translation of Frog-Gataga.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Planet Dune Za Keyih Park [a.k.a. Frog-Gataga Park]]. 2020-10-16. Protected Planet.
  2. http://www.muskwa-kechika.com/management-area/protected.asp Muskwa-Kechika Protected Areas
  3. Web site: BC Parks webpage . 2014-02-21 . 2014-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227015233/http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/dune_za/nat_cul.html . dead .