Pitt_Island_(Canada)

Pitt Island (Canada)

Pitt Island (Canada)

Island in British Columbia, Canada

Pitt Island is an island located on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1]

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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]

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    "Captain Cove". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Holmes Lake". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Pa-aat River". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Port Stevens". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Monckton Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Mount Hulke". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Mount Patterson". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Mount Frank". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Mount Saunders". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Mount Shields". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Wyndham Lake". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Red Bluff Lake". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
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    "Pa-aat Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
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