Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a 511 km 2 (197 sq mi) located in, which comprises three separate regions:, the Islands, and the. It represents the Pacific Coast Mountains landscape which is characterized by rugged coasts. Widespread vegetation found in the park includes,. Animal species vary from marine and intertidal species, such as and, to terrestrial mammals, such as. For recreational purposes, Long Beach is used for and, the Broken Group for, and the West Coast Trail for, as well as camping in all areas and in the winter months in the Long Beach and Broken Group areas.Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Location of Pacific Rim National Park inLocation, CanadaNearest city,Coordinates:Area511 km 2 (197 sq mi)marine: 221 km 2 (85 sq mi)terrestrial: 290 km 2 (110 sq mi)Established1970Governing bodyThe Wickaninnish Beach Provincial Park formed the nucleus upon which the national park was assembled. After years of negotiation between the federal government and the provincial government of, a breakthrough was reached after took over for as the federal minister responsible for parks. British Columbia adopted the West Coast National Park Act in 1969 and the two governments signed an agreement in 1970 to create the park through land assembly and extinguishing forestry rights. Following protracted negotiations, the park was finally added to the in 2000, classified as a 'park reserve' based on an accepted claim of certain rights to the area by the.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes are formed.1 The area is also called the Pacific Rim, a term which refers to the coastal areas of the countries round the Pacific.2 About three quarters of the world's dormant volcanos and active volcanos are here. The ring is 40,000km long.

HistoryThe early popularity of national parks, like and, created speculation about other potential parks, like one on Vancouver Island with access to the Pacific Ocean. The recreational potential of Long Beach was known and the nonprofit group Canadian National Parks Association put forward the idea, in 1929, of it becoming a park. In 1930, at the request of the federal government, the provincial government placed a reserve on land in the area and, in 1948, the provincial government reserved land that would later become the Wickaninnish Beach Provincial Park. Reconnaissance trips by government representatives, one of them being, found insufficient rationale to establishing a park there at that time due to its remote and inaccessible location, outstanding forestry encumbrances and with respect to its development as a health resort type park, its cold waters and fog, among other reasons.

Regardless, in 1947 the Victoria Chamber of Commerce added their voice to advocating park here, in the form of an addition to the with land along the Clayoquot Arm to Long Beach.In 1959 the provincial government opened both the Wickaninnish Beach Provincial Park (which was expanded in 1961 and 1968) and, from Tofino to Port Alberni. The highway resulted in thousands of new visitors descending on the beaches each year throughout the 1960s, including for international surfing competitions from 1966 to 1968.

Though new tourist accommodations did open, some along the beach, the number of visitors far exceeded Tofino and Ucluelet's capacity resulting in many camping on the beach. This led to a plundering of the foreshore for food and souvenirs, building temporary shacks from driftwood, improvised latrines, and leaving behind garbage and vehicles sunk in the sand. The deteriorating conditions of the beach and the inability of the local community and the province to cope fueled a more urgent call for a national park, particularly by the Vancouver Island Chambers of Commerce and local. However, communication and negotiations with federal Minister of Resources with the provincial Minister of Recreation and Conservation and the cabinet of were strained as they disagreed on the appropriate size of the park and cost-sharing, in addition to their political animosity. The project would only advance after 1968 when replaced Laing, as succeeded as prime-minister. The BC government was hesitant to relinquish rights to the Effingham Islands portion of the Broken Group and to lose forestry activities in the West Coast Trail area but proceeded to adopt the West Coast National Park Act in early 1969 which authorized the Minister of Recreation and Conservation to enter into an agreement with the federal government to establish the national park along the west coast of Vancouver Island. The final agreement was shortly reached and endorsed by the province in Order-in-Council 1466/1970 with the province responsible for acquiring lands and the federal government paying for half the costs.

Following the agreement, lands were assembled by the province within the areas delineated by the agreement and transferred them the federal government with both paying the acquisition costs equally. The Wickaninnish Beach Provincial Park was transferred to federal government in 1971 to form the core of the Long Beach Unit and the province purchased or expropriated the private lands around the beach, along with the crown lands of the Broken Group Islands.The park's opening ceremony occurred in 1971 and was attended by Princess Anne of England who was presented with a driftwood abstract sculpture by, the minister responsible for. The sculpture was the work of local artist. However, the acquisition deadline of 1975 was missed as the two governments and the companies with the timber rights on the provincial crown land, B.C. Forest Products Limited and MacMillan Bloedel, could not reach a compensation settlement. By 1982, the Broken Group Unit and most of the Long Beach Unit had been secured but all of the West Coast Trail Unit was tied up in the disagreement on the value of the timber; an appraisal by the provincial forestry ministry of the value of the timber rights that would secure the remaining lands was deemed unacceptably high by the federal counterparts. An agreement was finally reached in 1988 to transfer the remaining lands, free of encumbrances, and the park was formally included into the in 2000 with Bill C-27 of the second session of the.

Aboriginal presenceThe classifies national parks where the geographic area is subject to a claim in respect of aboriginal rights that has been accepted for negotiation by the Government of Canada as a 'park reserve' which allows for the continuing of traditional renewable resource harvesting activities by aboriginal persons. Related to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the had submitted a claim in 1980 which the government accepted for negotiation in June 1983.

In the early park formation little consultation had occurred with the First Nation groups whose interests in the land they intended to purchase or trade for other similar lands. While seven First Nations claim area within the park as part of their traditional territory, Parks Canada incorporated a working relationship with those interested in its management.

Beginning in 1995 the First Nations Program resulted in the creation of the Nuu-chah-nulth interpretative trail, cultural information included in educational literature and displays, increased employment in park services, and shared management responsibilities.The park boundaries exclude 21 belonging to seven different First Nations, though most of the park is claimed as part of their traditional territories which were never, including the, and the. In the Long Beach area where the claim traditional territory, they have declared the entire watershed, as well as, as a tribal park. In the Broken Group area, an archaeological site on Benson Island found evidence of human presence dating back more than 5000 years, though the are the only remaining group whose people had lived on the islands. While Benson Island had hosted a summer village (and wintered in the area now known as Port Alberni), it had been abandoned; a subsequent village on Effingham burnt down in 1914. Surfers approaching waves on Long Beach, February 2016.The 212 km 2 (82 sq mi) Long Beach Unit, located along between to, features several beaches, short trails, and a campground. Wickaninnish Bay is bordered by the eponymous Long Beach, as well as Combers Beach, and Wickaninnish Beach, while Florencia Bay to the south includes a more sheltered beach. The two bays are connected by a 3 km (1.9 mi) Nuu-chah-nulth Trail and the Kᵂisitis Visitor Centre (formerly Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre).

The Pacific Rim Visitor Centre, located at the park entrance along Highway 4, is the park's primary information centre and meeting area. A separate park administrative and maintenance building is located further down the highway, closer to the campground and airport.

The, owned and operated by the, is an within the park.On the north side of the Long Beach Unit is Grice Bay. Its boat launch can be used for paddling around the bay or to access the or the Browning Passage around the to the ocean. The portion at is a day use area for picnics and swimming but the area is flanked on both sides by the which has a campground and boat launch. Map of the Broken Group IslandsThe Broken Group Islands unit is a 106 km 2 (41 sq mi) area in the with over one hundred small islands. The area is predominantly marine with high-relief rock reefs and kelp beds anchored by a rocky substrate.

The island beaches vary from shallow sand terrain to exposed weathered rock. The south side of the outer islands, such as Wouwer, Howell, Cree and Benson Islands, are subject to strong winds and, as are the Crossing Imperial Eagle and Loudon Channels between the group and Vancouver Island.

The islands are uninhabited though archaeological sites show there are several abandoned village sites.For recreational purposes, the area is predominantly used for, as well as related camping and wildlife viewing. Other pass through the area but Parks Canada prohibits from landing on islands with campsites. Kayaks are most often launched from Toquart Bay to the north, but sometimes from Ucluelet which is 13 km from the first campsite at Clarke Island or from Bamfield which is 15 km from Gibraltar Island. Other boats can dock at Port Alberni. For multi-day trips, maintains campgrounds on seven of the islands: Hand, Turret, Gibraltar, Willis, Dodd, Clarke and Gilbert islands.

The names of the islands are derived from an 1861 survey map of the area. There was formerly a campground on but ended in 2009 at the request of the, though day-trips area are still permitted.

See also:The West Coast Trail Unit covers 193 km 2 (75 sq mi) and features the 75 km (47 mi) trail between. The corridor was created in 1889 as an extension of a telegraph line from to lighthouses along the coast, and eventually to Bamfield, the Canadian terminus of the. After the disaster of the American steamship, in 1906 with 37 survivors reaching shore along the telegraph line, the federal government upgraded the corridor to act as a trail with several shelters along the way. By 1911, it was classified as a public highway with a 20 m (66 ft) right-of-way known as the Life Saving Trail or the Shipwrecked Mariners Trail. The federal government ended its maintenance program for the trail between Port Renfrew and Carmanah Point in 1954, and the remainder of the trail by 1967. Meanwhile, there were several failed attempts at development, including coal mining, resort development in, and small-scale logging—the result of which are several abandoned along the trail used to transfer logs down to the foreshore.

Eventually the provincial government sold the timber rights but following advocacy by and locals, the BC Parks branch placed a reserve, in 1964, around the trail which had continued using. With a national park being proposed at Long Beach, to which the federal government felt was too small by itself to be a national park, they were amenable to adding this trail. Sympathetic with the logging interests, the provincial government resisted but it was included in the 1970 agreement with its specific boundaries to be determined. Over the next several years, the provincial government, forestry companies, and park advocates negotiated and finalized the boundaries, with conservationists advocating for boundaries to include the entire watersheds and federal government advocating for a visual buffer between the trail and logging areas.

While the Nitinat Triangle, northwest of, was added in 1973, the final boundaries were not agreed upon until 1988. In the meantime, there was a lack of trail maintenance since BC Parks viewed it as a national park though the land had yet to be transferred to the federal government, though Parks Canada did invest in repairs and improvements in 1973 and the early 1980s, including bridges and cable cars over creeks and various campsite facilities. The southern trailhead is located across Gordon River from Port Renfrew with first two campsites 5 and 13 km in. The northern trailhead is located across the Pachena River from Bamfield. From there, the is 10 km (6.2 mi) in and the first two campsites are at the 12 km and 14 km markers along the trail. The northern end of the trail, outside of Bamfield, also features a separate 7 km (4.3 mi) trail to with a campsite at Keeha Beach.

Overall, the trail is typically done in 6 or 7 days with stretches along rocky beaches, and rough, muddy terrain. GeographyIn the Parks Canada system of natural region representation, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, along with the, represents Pacific Coast Mountains. Geographically, this natural region includes, and the. Based on its landscape and habitat diversity, Parks Canada characterizes this region as Canada's rocky west coast created by moving eastward creating coastal mountains, deep fiords and channels carved by the release of water from retreating glaciers, and experiencing heavy rainfall and mild temperatures resulting in temperate rain forests.The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, along with the and, are the three national parks with direct access to the.

Located on the west side of the, the park is situated on the Estevan Lowlands, a thin strip of coastal land located between the ocean and the West Vancouver Island Fiordlands and of the. While the almost all of Vancouver Island is part of the, most of the Long Beach Unit is part of the, separated from Wrangellia Terrane by the West Coast Fault. ClimateLike the climates of nearby Tofino and Ucluelet, the park's climate is the result of its unobstructed southwestern exposure to the ocean and its inland mountains to the northeast. The prevailing brings low pressure systems off the ocean from the Gulf of Alaska in the winter. Its cool, moist air mass experience as it immediately rises through the mountains and deposits large quantities of., inland from Broken Group in Barclay Sound, is the one of the.

The park area averages over 3,500 to 4,000 millimetres (140 to 160 in) of precipitation per year. Affected by the, the sea water temperatures range from 8 °C (46 °F) in January to 14 °C (57 °F) in August. In the summer the jet stream bring high pressure systems, with warmer air masses that retains moisture, in from the mid-Pacific resulting in dry, sunny summers. The air temperatures generally range from 5 to 18 °C (41 to 64 °F).

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EcologyThe terrestrial portion of the park lies within what the province terms the (very wet hypermaritime subzone), based on the. The wet, temperate and cool climate results in conditions.

The area's exposure to strong winds in the winter, sunny summers and low elevations make the large and sturdy, and the dominant tree species. There understory is dominated by moss (like ), lichen and ferns (like and ). The forest is home to, and, as well as numerous invertebrates like the and and birds like the and the. Are even present on the islands of the Broken Group. Six species of salmon are present in the park's watercourses, but are predominantly and., and live in the lakes and wetland areas.

The shoreline's sand dune habitat consists of and, dune grass, seaside centipede lichen,. The intertidal zone provides habitat for, (like the and ), (like the ), and crabs. Native like, and compete with the invasive,. The park also includes a subtidal area where there exists several, habitat for, and, and parts of migratory routes for,. Horsfield, Margaret; Kennedy, Ian (August 2014).

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PlotFollowing the mysterious disappearance of an and a reconnaissance mini-submarine in the, scientist Dr. Margaret Adams initiates the Armada Program, which consists of giant robots designed for deep sea rescue. The three robots — piloted by Red, Tracy and Jim — dive nearly 800 to the sea bed, where they not only discover the mangled remains of the oil rig, but encounter the monster that brought it down. Red pursues the monster, against orders from Admiral Hadley, prompting the Admiral to order every naval fleet on the East Coast to converge on the oil rig's site. Red emerges on a beach to warn the bystanders to leave the area; he is suddenly attacked from behind by the monster as their fight takes its toll on the city. An piloted by Spitfire assists Red in taking the monster down.

Red, however, is arrested for disobeying a direct order. He is locked in solitary confinement until he is briefly released by Adm. Hadley and later given a medal of honor for his heroic actions, before serving the rest of his confinement.Later, Adm. Hadley is informed by Sheldon Geise of a top-secret sonar program that discovered the monsters, which are hundreds of millions of years old and lay their eggs on a mixture of crude oil and saltwater. Two eggs have been discovered, one of which hatched into the monster that Red and Spitfire killed. Hadley orders a search for the other egg, but he is too late, as it has already hatched, with the second monster, much bigger than the first, feeding on the corpse of the first monster and destroying a whole naval fleet before wreaking havoc on the city.

As the monster attacks the naval base, Tracy and Jim scramble to spring Red out of solitary before they are picked up by Lt. Meanwhile, Geise informs Adm. Hadley that the President has authorized a nuclear strike on the monster, but Adm. Hadley defies that decision and orders everyone to evacuate the base. The monster retreats after a drops a payload on it.

Hadley is later informed that another egg has hatched off the Atlantic Coast.Dr. Adams gives the trio special 'halo' headbands that neurally link them to their robots, increasing their reflexes by using their direct body movements instead of joysticks.

The system's downside is the pilot feeling pain for every damage the robot takes. After a crash course on the new system, the trio fly their robots to to battle the monster.

Following numerous refusals by Adm. Hadley to launch a nuclear strike, Geise orders the to launch a warhead. Red intercepts the missile and jams its frequency, saving the city from a. In retaliation, Geise threatens to shut down the robots, but is quickly subdued by Lt. Wexler, despite shooting the Admiral in the arm.

During the battle, Tracy loses consciousness when her neural level goes critical. Jim takes Tracy to safety while Red grabs the warhead and the monster before flying them to the atmosphere. He then kicks the monster to deep space, detonating the warhead in the process and sending him crashing back to Earth. The trio and Adm. Hadley celebrate by heading to the local bar for some tequila shots. ReceptionDave Pace of gave the film two out of four stars, calling it 'a testament to why there aren't many live action giant robot vs. Monster movies.

It's a very difficult thing to do right and keep the audience on your side. ATLANTIC RIM manages to be enjoyable as a bit of a goof and works on the ' level.' Gave the film three out of five stars, describing it as 'the ultimate monster movie about booze-hounding in battle bots saving New York City from a crazy-eyed giant sea beast that frequently appears to be merely a lost animal, confused and irritated that these metal men won't stop hitting it.'