Graham Island

Graham Island (Haida: Kiis Gwaay) is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), lying off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is separated only by a narrow channel from the other principal island of the group, Moresby Island (Gwaii Haanas in the language of the Haida people). It has a population of 4,475 (2001 census), an area of 6,361 km2 (2,456 sq mi), and is the 101st largest island in the world and Canada's 22nd largest island.

For other places of the same name, see Graham Island (disambiguation).
Graham Island
Kiis Gwaay
Haida Gwaii, off the British Columbia Coast. Graham Island is the large northern island. Alaska is the next land to the north of this map.
Graham Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates53°40′N 132°30′W
ArchipelagoHaida Gwaii
Area6,361 km2 (2,456 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,164 m (3,819 ft)
Highest pointMount Moresby
Administration
Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Largest settlementQueen Charlotte City (pop. 948)
Demographics
Population4,475 (2001)
Pop. density0.70/km2 (1.81/sq mi)

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.[2]

Communities

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See also

References
  1. "Graham Island". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Middleton, Lynn (1969). Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Victoria: Elldee Publishing. p. 92. OCLC 16729415.
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