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Haida Gwaii (/ ˈ h aɪ d ə ˈ ɡ w aɪ /; [2] Haida: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people"), [3] also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between 55–125 km (34–78 mi) off the northern Pacific coast in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
A map showing Haida Gwaii's main towns and other physical features. This map's source is here, with the uploader's modifications, and the GMT homepage archive copy at the Wayback Machine says that the tools are released under the GNU General Public License.
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, usually referred to simply as Gwaii Haanas (/ ˌ ɡ w aɪ ˈ h ɑː n ə s /), is located in southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres (81 miles) off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is a National Marine Conservation Area of Canada.It is located off the coast of the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia.
It has a population of 3,858 (2016 census), an area of 6,361 km 2 (2,456 sq mi), and is the 101st largest island in the world and Canada's 22nd largest island. Graham Island was named in 1853 by James Charles Prevost , commander of HMS Virago , for Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet , who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
The North Coast Regional District (until 2016 known as the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District) is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia.It is located on British Columbia's west coast and includes Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), the largest of which are Graham Island and Moresby Island.
The name "Queen Charlotte" dates back to 1787 when Captain George Dixon was on a trading cruise along the coast. He named the island for his two hundred-ton vessel, the Queen Charlotte. [5] The village was founded in 1891 and in 1908 was the first townsite registered in the islands, although it wasn't incorporated as a municipality until 2005. [6]
4 Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) 5 Interior. 6 See also. 7 External links. ... Geographical names, Canada This page was last edited on 23 January 2025, at 05: ...
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