Graham Island

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Graham Iceland ( Haida: Haida Gwaii, "Land of the Haida " ) is the main island of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the northwest coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. It is the second largest Pacific island province.

Location

The island has an area of ​​6361 km ² with a coastline of 1106 km. The Skidegate Channel, a narrow strait in the south, separates it from the second main island, Iceland Moresby ( Haida: Gwaii Hanas ).

The Hecate Strait, which separates Graham Iceland from the mainland of British Columbia, reached between Rose Spit and Stephens Iceland its narrowest point with a width of about 55 kilometers.

Population

A majority of the approximately 4,500 inhabitants located in the following 6 settlements:

  • Juskatla - a lumberjack settlement with a population of about 5
  • Masset - about 950 inhabitants at the end of the Yellowhead Highway
  • Port Clements - about 450 inhabitants
  • Queen Charlotte City - about 950 inhabitants
  • Skidegate - the BC Ferries Ferry with about 780 inhabitants
  • Tlell - settlement at the south end of the Naikoon Provincial Park with about 220 inhabitants

A majority of the population belongs to the people of the Haida, Skidegate and Old Masset in are the Tribal Council of the Haida Nation of the Centre.

Infrastructure

The service of the BC Ferries provides a link between Skidegate and Prince Rupert, and Skidegate and Alliford Bay on Moresby Iceland available.

The Yellowhead Highway is the only road of national importance, moreover, there are some dirt roads, most of which are concentrated in the southeast of the island.

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