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Pitt Island
	Northern End of Pitt Island as seen from Grenville Channel
	Pitt Island is located between Banks Island and the mainland.
Geography
Coordinates	53°30′00″N 129°47′00″W / 53.50000°N 129.78333°W
Area	1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
Length	90 km (56 mi)
Width	8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation	962 m (3156 ft)
Administration
	Canada
Province	British 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 edit

Anchor Mountain^[4]
Captain Cove^[5]
Holmes Lake^[6]
Hevenor Inlet^[7]
Newcombe Harbour^[8]
Pa-aat River^[9]
Port Stevens^[10]
Monckton Inlet^[11]
Mount Hulke^[12]
Mount Patterson^[13]
Mount Frank^[14]
Mount Saunders^[15]
Mount Shields^[16]
Wyndham Lake^[17]
Red Bluff Lake^[18]

Protected Areas edit

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park^[19]
Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy^[20]
Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy^[21]
Pa-aat Conservancy^[22]

References edit

^ Iain McKechnie. Archaeological Research in Southern Gitxaała Territory, Pitt and Banks Islands, August 2009 (PDF) (Report). University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
^ "Pitt Island". BC Geographical Names.
^ 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.
^ "Anchor Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Captain Cove". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Holmes Lake". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Pa-aat River". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Port Stevens". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Monckton Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Mount Hulke". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Mount Patterson". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Mount Frank". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Mount Saunders". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Mount Shields". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Wyndham Lake". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Red Bluff Lake". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Union Passage Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Pa-aat Conservancy". BC Geographical Names.

[Southern_Gitxaała_Territory-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.

[Kennedy_Island_Conservancy-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.

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Summary

Features edit

Protected Areas edit

References edit