Pitt Island, British Columbia
| Pitt Island | |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 43 ′ N , 129 ° 54 ′ W |
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| length | 90 km |
| width | 8 to 23 km |
| surface | 1 368 km² |
| Highest elevation | Hevenor Peak 962 m |
Pitt Island is an island off the northwest coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia and belongs to the North Coast Regional District . The island is located on the Hecate Strait between the mainland and Banks Island . The island is the fifth largest Canadian Pacific island , with a coastline of 465 km, it is around 90 km long and between 8 and 23 km wide and has a total area of 1368 km². The highest point on the island is Hevenor Peak with a height of 1099 meters.
The island is largely uninhabited, only on the west coast of the island is a settlement of the Lax-kw'alaams First Nation . Forestry and magnesite and iron ore are mined on the island .
The island was named by the British captain George Vancouver , who led a voyage of discovery to this region at the end of the 18th century. However, the island was discovered and explored by its navigator and sailing master ( English master ) Joseph Whidbey in 1792, when he was doing an exploration trip with the boats of the HMS Discovery . The island is named after the British politician and then Prime Minister of Great Britain William Pitt .
On the island is part of the Union Passage Marine Provincial Park .
Web links
- Pitt Island . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Atlas of Canada. Sea Islands. Natural Resources Canada , archived from the original on January 22, 2013 ; Retrieved November 22, 2013 .
- ↑ Bivouac.com
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC October 2009, p. 217-218 (English).