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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.

For other places of the same name, see Graham Island (disambiguation).
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
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates53°40′N 132°30′W
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 settlementQueen Charlotte City (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]


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  1. Population calculated by adding the populations of Queen Charlotte City (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.

На других языках

[de] Graham Island (Haida Gwaii)

Graham Island (Haida Haida Gwaii ‚Land der Haida‘) ist die Hauptinsel der Haida Gwaii, einer Inselgruppe vor der Nordwestküste der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia im Pazifischen Ozean. Sie ist die zweitgrößte Pazifikinsel der Provinz und erhielt ihren Namen 1853 durch den Kapitän der britischen Royal Navy James Prevost, der sie nach dem britischen Staatsmann und damaligen ersten Lord der Admiralität James Graham benannte.[1]
- [en] Graham Island

[es] Isla Graham (Canadá)

La isla Graham (en inglés, Graham Island, también conocida como Haida Gwaii, «tierra de los haida») es una gran isla próxima a la costa oeste de Canadá (2.608 km²), la mayor de las dos grandes islas del archipiélago de Haida Gwaii, perteneciente a la provincia de la Columbia Británica.

[fr] Île Graham (Colombie-Britannique)

L’île Graham (en anglais : Graham Island ; en haïda : Kiis Gwaay) est la plus grande île de l'archipel Haïda Gwaïi, situé au large de la côte de la Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. Elle n'est séparée que par un étroit canal de l'autre île principale du groupe, l'île Moresby.

[it] Isola di Graham

L'isola di Graham è un'isola appartenente all'arcipelago delle Haida Gwaii situato al largo della provincia canadese della Columbia Britannica.

[ru] Грейам (остров)

Грейам[1] (англ. Graham Island) — крупнейший остров в архипелаге Хайда-Гуаи[2] (более известный как Острова Королевы Шарлотты).


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