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Three Brothers Peaks

British Columbia. Peaks
Overlooking Arctic Lake
54.4419 N 121.5833 W — Map 093I05 — GoogleGeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1916
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BCCanada

“Three Brothers Mountain” adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer as labelled on BC Lands’ map 1G, Cariboo and Adjacent Districts, 1916. Form of name changed to “Three Brothers Peaks” in 1965. Source unknown.
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Misinchinka River

British Columbia. River: Peace River drainage
Flows SW into Parsnip River
55.1036 N 122.9578 W — Map 093O02 — GoogleGeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912
Name officially adopted in 1954
Official in BCCanada

Origin of the name unknown, dates to a 1912 map.

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Misinchinka Ranges

British Columbia. Ranges
Herrick Creek to Peace Reach Williston Lake
55.1667 N 122.5 W — Map 093O02 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1964
Official in BCCanada

Adopted in 1964 in association with Misinchinka River.

Bounded by Peace Reach Williston Lake on the north, Clearwater Creek, Pine Pass, North Anzac River, Sentinel Peak and Fontoniko Creek on the east, Herrick Creek on the south, and James Creek (Bad River), Parsnip River and Parsnip Reach on the west.

Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park

Alberta. Provincial Park
Adjoining Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park and Kakwa Provincial Park
Not currently an official name.
This provincial park appears on:
Kakwa Willmore Interprovincial Park map

Kakwa Wildland Park is an Alberta provincial park just east of the border with British Columbia at the 120th meridian west. The park is home to Alberta’s tallest waterfall, the Kakwa Falls, which is 30 metres tall.

It adjoins Willmore Wilderness Park and British Columbia’s Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area and together with them comprises Kakwa Willmore Interprovincial Park, the first interprovincial park shared between BC and Alberta.

Named in association with Kakwa River.

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Kakwa Willmore Interprovincial Park

Alberta-BC boundary. Park
Fraser River and Mackenzie River drainages
Combines Kakwa Provincial Park and Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park

Kakwa-Willmore Interprovincial Park was designated through an agreement between the Alberta and British Columbia governments in April 2006.  The park includes Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park and Willmore Wilderness Park on the Alberta side and Kakwa Provincial Park in B.C. 

The interprovincial park recognizes that the three parks share common mountain and foothills ecosystems and that cross-border visitation is common.  Staff from the two province governments work together on park planning, resource and visitor management, and other activities that benefit both the park’s ecosystems and visitors.