Rose Harbour | |
Official Name: | Rose Harbour |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Rose Harbour in British Columbia |
Coordinates: | 52.15°N -131.075°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | North Coast |
Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
Subdivision Name3: | Skeena-Queen Charlotte |
Established Date: | 1910 |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Elevation Ft: | 0 |
Population Total: | 6 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | −8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −7 |
Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
Postal Code: | V0T |
Area Code: | 250 / 778 / 236 |
Rose Harbour is an unincorporated settlement on the north coast of Kunghit Island, on the south shore of the Houston Stewart Channel, in Haida Gwaii. It is within the bounds of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. It is the only privately-owned property within Gwaii Haanas.[1]
Rose Harbour was established as a whaling station in 1910 by the Queen Charlotte Whaling Company and operated until 1943.[2] A monument survives to Chinese and Japanese people who died in the whaling trade.
Currently, there is a small group of houses at Rose Harbour, which offer lodging and dining services to kayakers and other tourists.[3]