Kunghit Island is an
island
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in the
Canadian province
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...
of
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. It is the southernmost island in the
Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii (; / , literally "Islands of the Haida people"), previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between off the British Columbia Coast, northern Pacific coast in the Canadian province of British Columbia ...
archipelago, located to the south of
Moresby Island
Moresby Island () is a large island () that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada, located at It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from the other princip ...
. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineate the boundary between
Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait (; Haida language: ''KĖ˛andaliigĖ˛wii'', also ''siigaay'' which means simply "ocean") is a wide but shallow strait between Haida Gwaii and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It merges with Queen Charlotte Sound to the south a ...
and
Queen Charlotte Sound. The only habitation on Kunghit Island is
Rose Harbour, on its north shore.
Kunghit Island is long and ranges in width from . It is in area.
Houston Stewart Channel separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.
Kunghit Island
, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
See also
* List of islands of British Columbia
References
External links
*
Islands of Haida Gwaii
Haida
North Coast Regional District
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