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Kunghit Island

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Location
  
British Columbia Coast

Length
  
24 km (14.9 mi)

Area
  
215 km²

Island group
  
Haida Gwaii

Archipelago
  
Haida Gwaii

Width
  
13 km (8.1 mi)

Province
  
British Columbia


Kunghit Island is an island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located to the south of Moresby Island. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineated the boundary between Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound.

Map of Kunghit Island, Skeena-Queen Charlotte E, BC, Canada

Kunghit Island is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long and ranges in width from 2 to 13 kilometres (1.2 to 8.1 mi). It is 215 square kilometres (83 sq mi) in area. Houston Stewart Channel separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.

References

Kunghit Island Wikipedia