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Kunghit Island is an island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located to the south of Moresby Island. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineate the boundary between Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound.[1] The only habitation on Kunghit Island is Rose Harbour, on its north shore.

Kunghit

Gwaii Kunghit
Geography
Location	British Columbia Coast
Coordinates	52°6′N 131°5′W
Archipelago	Haida Gwaii
Area	215 km2 (83 sq mi)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Administration
Canada

Kunghit Island is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long and ranges in width from 2 to 13 kilometres (1.2 to 8.1 mi). It is 215 square kilometres (83 sq mi) in area. Houston Stewart Channel separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.[2]

See also

• List of islands of British Columbia

References

External links

• "Kunghit Island". BC Geographical Names.

На других языках

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- [en] Kunghit Island

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[ru] Кангит (остров)

Кангит (англ. Kunghit Island)[1] — пятый по величине остров в архипелаге Хайда-Гуаи (до 2010 года известный как Острова Королевы Шарлотты).

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