Goose Islands Provincial Park

Not to be confused with Goose Island Provincial Park located in Ontario.
Goose Islands Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goose Islands Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goose Islands Provincial Park
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest townGrand Rapids, Manitoba[1]
Coordinates52.745°N 99.734°W[1]
Area137 ha (340 acres)
Established2017
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba
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Goose Islands Provincial Park

Goose Islands Provincial Park is a provincial park protecting the Goose Islands on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada.

Goose Islands Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 16 June 2017.[2] The park is 137 hectares (340 acres) in size.[2] The park is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[3]

The park protects an area of the Boreal Plains Ecozone (CEC)[4] Five islands off the east shore of Lake Winnipegosis provide nesting habitat for ring-billed gulls, American herring gulls, Caspian terns, common terns and double-crested cormorants.[5][2]

  1. ^ a b "Goose Islands". Geographical names in Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "A System Plan for Manitoba Parks". Government of Manitoba. 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Goose Islands Provincial Park". Protected Planet. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, R.E; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes (PDF). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN 0-662-27446-6. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Agriculture Canada.
  5. ^ "Canada's Sixth National Report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 January 2021.