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Prince Rupert has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb, Trewartha Dolk) and is also located in a temperate rainforest. Prince Rupert is known as "The City of Rainbows", [24] as it is Canada's wettest city, with 2,620 mm (103 in) of annual precipitation on average, of which 2,530 mm (100 in) is rain. In addition, 240 days per year receive at least ...
Rupert's Land (French: Terre de Rupert), or Prince Rupert's Land (French: Terre du Prince Rupert), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The right to "sole trade and commerce" over Rupert's Land was granted to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), based at York Factory , effectively giving that company a ...
The Port of Prince Rupert is a seaport managed by the Prince Rupert Port Authority that occupies 667,731 hectares (1,650,000 acres) of land and water along 20 kilometres (12 miles) of waterfront. The port is located in Prince Rupert Harbour in the North Coast Regional District of British Columbia .
Kaien Island is a Canadian island on the coast of British Columbia, just north of the mouth of the Skeena River and to the south of the Alaska Panhandle. [1] The island has an area of about 45 square kilometres (11,000 acres), is roughly oval, and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) long along its long axis. [ 2 ]
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.
Digby Island is a small island immediately west of Kaien Island, and the location of the city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. [1] The island is home to the Prince Rupert Airport and the small community of Dodge Cove. It was named for Henry A. Digby, an officer on HMS Malacca.
Porcher Island is an island in Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada, near the mouth of the Skeena River and southwest of the port city of Prince Rupert. [1] The locality of Porcher Island is located near the island's northern tip at Humpback Bay , 54°05′11″N 130°23′23″W / 54.08639°N 130.38972°W / 54.08639; -130.38972 ...
Prince Rupert 54°19′00″N 130°24′00″W / 54.31667°N 130.40000°W / 54.31667; -130.40000 ( Prince Rupert/Digby Island Water Aerodrome CBR8