Moresby Island

See also Moresby Island (Peros Banhos) for the island in the Indian Ocean.

See also Moresby Island (Gulf Islands) for the island in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

Moresby

Queen Charlotte Islands, off the coast of BC. The Southern tip of the Alaska panhandle is in the Northwest corner of this map.
Geography
Moresby Island (British Columbia)
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	52°45′00″N 131°50′00″W / 52.75°N 131.8333333°W / 52.75; -131.8333333
Archipelago	Queen Charlotte Islands
Area	2,608 square kilometres (1,007 sq mi)
Country
Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional District Electoral Area	Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Electoral Area E
Largest city	Sandspit (pop. 435)
Demographics
Population	460 (as of 2001)
Density	0.18 /km2 (0.47 /sq mi)

Moresby Island is a large island (2,608 km²), part of Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada, located at 52°45′00″N 131°50′00″W / 52.75°N 131.8333333°W / 52.75; -131.8333333. Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands. The island, together with its numerous nearby smaller islands and islets in the southern portion of the Queen Charlotte Islands, is defined by Statistics Canada as Skeena-Queen Charlotte E, with a population was 402 as of the 2006 census. Almost all of its population resided in the unincorporated community of Sandspit (pop. 435), on the northeast corner of Moresby. The total land area of the electoral area is 3,399.39 km² (1,312.51 sq mi).

Moresby Island is the 176th largest island in the world, and the 32nd largest island in Canada.

Name

Moresby Island is named for Rear Admiral Fairfax Moresby. The traditional name in the Haida language is Gwaii Haanas, which is where the national park name is derived from.

References

• Community Profile: Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Electoral Area E, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
• Sandspit unincorporated place, Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Electoral Area E, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
• Sea islands, Natural Resources Canada Atlas of Canada

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