Withdrawal of Certain Lands (South Nahanni River N.W.T.) from Disposal Order, 1971

Order Withdrawing from Disposal, Setting Apart and Appropriating Certain Lands in the Northwest Territories for the Purpose of a National Park This Order may be cited as the Withdrawal of Certain Lands (South Nahanni River N.W.T.) from Disposal Order, 1971. It is hereby ordered, for the purpose of the future development thereof as a national park, to withdraw from disposal under the Territorial Lands Act the lands described in the schedule, including the minerals underlying such lands, whether precious, base, solid, liquid or gaseous, without prejudice to the rights of the holders of recorded mineral claims in good standing under the Canada Mining Regulations or of permits or leases in good standing under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations. The lands described in the schedule are hereby set apart and appropriated for the purpose of the future development thereof as a national park. All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being along the South Nahanni River, in the Northwest Territories, and being more particularly described as follows, all topographic features hereinafter referred to being according to the second edition of the Flat River, Virginia Falls and Sibbeston Lake map sheets numbered 95-E, 95-F and 95-G, respectively of the National Topographic System produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Army Survey Establishment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Ottawa, Ontario: COMMENCING at National Topographic Survey Monument 63-A-152 being a brass plug located on Yohin Ridge, at approximate latitude 61°12′07″ and longitude 123°50′51″; THENCE, northeasterly in a straight line, across the South Nahanni River, to latitude 61°18′00″ at longitude 123°46′00″; THENCE, westerly in a straight line to latitude 61°17′00″ at longitude 123°56′00″; THENCE, northwesterly in a straight line to a peak at approximate latitude 61°24′00″ and longitude 124°35′00″, said peak being approximately at the spot elevation 6,105 feet shown on said Virginia Falls map sheet; THENCE, westerly in a straight line to latitude 61°24′00″ at longitude 124°51′00″; THENCE, northwesterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Scrub”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°37′20″ and longitude 125°18′03″; THENCE, northwesterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Lock”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°45′26″ and longitude 125°43′41″; THENCE, southwesterly in a straight line across the South Nahanni River, to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Andy”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°38′11″ and longitude 126°10′53″; THENCE, southeasterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Trio”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°33′22″ and longitude 125°55′25″; THENCE, southerly in a straight line to a peak at approximate latitude 61°22′00″ and longitude 125°49′00″, said peak being approximately at the spot elevation 4,511 feet shown on said Virginia Falls map sheet; THENCE, easterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Blue”, being a tree signal at approximate latitude 61°26′25″ and longitude 125°21′06″; THENCE, easterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Nubby”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°24′05″ and longitude 125°04′19″; THENCE, southeasterly in a straight line to National Topographic Survey Monument 63-A-107, being a brass plug at approximate latitude 61°16′38″ and longitude 124°42′32″; THENCE, southeasterly in a straight line to Army Survey Establishment Monument “Mary”, being a cairn at approximate latitude 61°08′04″ and longitude 124°34′02″; THENCE, northeasterly in a straight line to latitude 61°16′00″ and longitude 124°09′00″; THENCE, southeasterly in a straight line to latitude 61°13′00″ at longitude 124°00′00″; THENCE, easterly in a straight line to the point of commencement; all coordinates described above being Geodetic, referred to the 1927 North American datum; said parcel containing about 870 square miles.