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Sailboat passing Hotspring Island
© Parks Canada / C. Bentley, 2007

The Queen Charlotte Islands:

• Are now officially called Haida Gwaii, meaning “Islands of the People” in the Haida language.

• Are populated by approximately 5000 people

• Are an archipelago of over 450 islands

• Lie on the western edge of the continental shelf.

• Are located 120 km west of Prince Rupert, 770 km north of Vancouver

• Measure 300 km in length, 100 km wide across the north end, tapering to a point at the Kerouard Islands at the south end.

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