Graham Island (Haida: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay linag̱waay in X̱ayda Kil) is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), lying off the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.[2] It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from the other principal island of the group to the south, Moresby Island (T'aaxwii X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay linag̱waay in the language of the Haida people). It has a population of 3,858 (2016 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.

Graham Island
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 is located in Canada
Graham Island
Graham Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates53°40′N 132°30′W / 53.667°N 132.500°W / 53.667; -132.500
ArchipelagoHaida Gwaii
Area6,361 km2 (2,456 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,119 m (3671 ft)
Highest pointTlldaGaaw Jii.ngasii (Mt La Perouse)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Largest settlementDaajing Giids (pop. 852)
Demographics
Population3,858[1] (2016)
Pop. density0.61/km2 (1.58/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.[3]

Communities

edit

Attractions

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Population calculated by adding the populations of Daajing Giids (852), Skidegage 1 (837), Skeena-Queen Charlotte D (539), Port Clements (282), Masset (793) and Masset 1 (555)
  2. ^ "Graham Island". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ Middleton, Lynn (1969). Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Victoria: Elldee Publishing. p. 92. OCLC 16729415.
  4. ^ Ministry of Municipal Affairs (July 13, 2022). "Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village". BC Gov News. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved July 23, 2022.