Graham Island Explained

Graham Island
Map:Canada
Location:Pacific Ocean
Coordinates:53.6667°N -162°W
Archipelago:Haida Gwaii
Area Km2:6361
Highest Mount:TlldaGaaw Jii.ngasii (Mt La Perouse)
Elevation M:1119
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:British Columbia
Country Largest City:Daajing Giids
Country Largest City Population:852
Population:3,858[1]
Population As Of:2016
Density Km2:0.61
Native Name Lang:Haida

Graham Island 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 6361km2, and is the 101st largest island in the world and Canada's 22nd largest island.

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 Daajing Giids (852), Skidegage 1 (837), Skeena-Queen Charlotte D (539), Port Clements (282), Masset (793) and Masset 1 (555)
  2. 28939 . Graham Island.
  3. Book: Middleton, Lynn . Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast . registration . 1969 . Elldee Publishing . Victoria . 16729415 . 92.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Municipal Affairs . Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village . BC Gov News . Government of British Columbia . July 23, 2022 . en . July 13, 2022.