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Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park
is the oldest
provincial park
in
British Columbia
,
Canada
, and the largest on
Vancouver Island
. Founded in 1911, the park was named for
Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
, a wealthy philanthropist and railroad pioneer. It lies within the
Strathcona Regional District
. The
Clayoquot Sound
UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve
, established in 2000, includes three
watershed
s in the western area of the park.
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