Pitt Island (Canada)

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 / 53.50000°N 129.78333°W / 53.50000; -129.78333
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 an island located on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1]

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

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  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. doi:10.22621/cfn.v119i2.105. 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.