Pitt Island (Canada)

Pitt Island is an island located within the traditional territory of the Gitxaala Nation on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Pitt Island
Northern End of Pitt Island as seen from Grenville Channel
Pitt Island is located between Banks Island and the mainland.
Geography
Coordinates53°30′00″N 129°47′00″W
Area1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
Length90 km (56 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation962 m (3156 ft)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia

Pitt island is located between Banks Island, across Grenville Channel (part of the Inside Passage) from the mainland, and is separated from Banks Island by Principe Channel.[2] The island has an area of 1,368 square kilometres (528 sq mi), is 90 kilometres (56 mi) long, and ranges from 8 to 23 kilometres (5.0 to 14.3 mi) wide. Its highest point is at 962 metres (3,156 ft).

Pitt Island is the only island in British Columbia known to host a resident population of Moose[3]

Features

Protected Areas

References
  1. Iain McKechnie. Archaeological Research in Southern Gitxaała Territory, Pitt and Banks Islands, August 2009 (PDF) (Report). University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. "Pitt Island". BC Geographical Names.
  3. Price Michael H, Darimont Chris T, Winchester Neville N, Paquet Paul C (2005). "Facts from faeces: prey remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, faeces revise occurrence records for mammals of British Columbia's coastal archipelago". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 119 (2): 192–196. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. "Anchor Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "Captain Cove". BC Geographical Names.
  6. "Holmes Lake". BC Geographical Names.
  7. "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  8. "Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names.
  9. "Pa-aat River". BC Geographical Names.
  10. "Port Stevens". BC Geographical Names.
  11. "Monckton Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  12. "Mount Hulke". BC Geographical Names.
  13. "Mount Patterson". BC Geographical Names.
  14. "Mount Frank". BC Geographical Names.
  15. "Mount Saunders". BC Geographical Names.
  16. "Mount Shields". BC Geographical Names.
  17. "Wyndham Lake". BC Geographical Names.
  18. "Red Bluff Lake". BC Geographical Names.
  19. "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.
  20. "Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
  21. "Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
  22. "Pa-aat Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.


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