Close-To-The-Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area

Close-To-The-Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area

Close-To-The-Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

History and conservation

The park was established June 29, 2000.

The park aims to protect important habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears. Protects internationally significant cave features: the deepest shaft and the second deepest cave (440 m) overall in Canada/U.S.A.; cave has 5 pitches in total. The cave was discovered in 1983, but the bottom was not reached until 1986.

Location

Located 160 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia.

ize

702 hectares in size.

External links

* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/close_to.html PAGENAME]
* [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=54985 BCGNIS Query Results: Close-To-The-Edge Park]


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