Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | |
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Beach in the park | |
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Region | Vancouver Island |
IUCN Category | II (National Park) |
Administration | Parks Canada |
Area | 511 km² |
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![]() 48 ° 38 ′ 10 ″ N 124 ° 46 ′ 8 ″ W | |
Official site | |
The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a national park of canada located in British Columbia.
Understand
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, whose name means "Pacific Rim" in French, is located in the southwest of theVancouver Island in British Columbia. It is divided into three separate parts following the coast of Vancouver Island in a southwest direction. The first, the most northerly, includes Long Beach between the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet. The sectorBroken Group archipelago which includes a hundred islands in Barclay Bay. The sector West Coast trail, the most southerly includes a 75 km long.
The reserve shares its boundaries with many other protected areas, namely the Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, the Hitchie Creek Provincial Park and the Tofino Mudflats Wildlife Management Area. The Long Beach area is also included in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.