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    Broughton Archipelago

    Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Namgis, Ma'amtagila and Tlowitsis nations of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples.

    Many picturesque small islands dot Beware Passage near Karlukwees in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada.
    Many picturesque small islands dot Beware Passage near Karlukwees in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada.

    David Stanley / CC BY 2.0

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    1109 landforms

    Overview

    Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Namgis, Ma'amtagila and Tlowitsis nations of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands6
    • Minor islands78
    • Islets694
    • Rocks & skerries331

    Major islands

    6
    • Gilford Island

      Gilford Island

      Area
      389 km²
      High point
      1,469 m

      Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet. It has an area of 384 square kilometres (148 sq mi). Turnour Island is to its south, across Tribune Channel; and the entrance to Thompson Sound is to its east.

    • West Cracroft Island

      West Cracroft Island

      Area
      126 km²
      High point
      497 m

      West Cracroft Island is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located east of Port McNeill. It is the larger of the two Cracroft Islands, the other, East Cracroft Island, being so named to distinguish between the two islands, which at low tide are one island.

    • Malcolm Island

      Malcolm Island

      Area
      81.9 km²
      High point
      88 m

      Malcolm Island is an island along the northeast coastline of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Located in the Queen Charlotte Strait, it is separated from Vancouver Island by the Broughton Strait, with Haddington Island and Cormorant Island situated in the middle.

    • Turnour Island

      Turnour Island

      Area
      55 km²
      High point
      418 m

      Turnour Island is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, located between Gilford Island and West Cracroft Island. On the other side Canoe Passage on its northwest is Village Island, while to its south and southwest is Beware Passage, across from which is Harbledown Island.

    • Broughton Island

      Area
      132 km²
      High point
      555 m

      Broughton Island is an island in the Broughton Archipelago of the Queen Charlotte Strait area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, northwest of Gilford Island.

    • North Broughton Island

      Area
      44.6 km²
      High point
      464 m

      North Broughton Island (French: île North Broughton) is an island in the Broughton Archipelago, located as its name suggests to the north of Broughton Island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.

    Minor islands

    78

    Rocks & skerries

    331

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 84 of 1109; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,469 mGilford555 mBroughton497 mWest Cracroft464 mNorth Broughton418 mTurnour416 mMinstrel378 mBaker360 mHarbledown305 mEast Cracroft231 mInsect223 mDavies217 mBonwick205 mEden197 mRees
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Gilford: 389 km²GilfordBroughton: 132 km²BroughtonWest Cracroft: 126 km²West CracroftMalcolm: 81.9 km²MalcolmTurnour: 55 km²TurnourNorth Broughton: 44.6 km²North BroughtonHarbledown: 36.5 km²HarbledownEast Cracroft: 26.5 km²East CracroftHanson: 14.3 km²HansonBaker: 13.4 km²BakerEden: 13.1 km²EdenBonwick: 12.5 km²BonwickVillage: 8.8 km²VillageSwanson: 6.6 km²SwansonMidsummer: 5.9 km²MidsummerCrease: 4.5 km²CreaseCormorant: 4.5 km²CormorantMinstrel: 4.2 km²MinstrelMars: 3.8 km²MarsTracey: 2 km²TraceyInsect: 2 km²InsectDavies: 1.5 km²DaviesPearse Islands: 1.4 km²Pearse IslandsBerry: 1.1 km²BerryRees: 1.1 km²ReesOwl: 1.1 km²OwlCrib: 1 km²CribUnnamed island: 0.93 km²Unnamed islandMaud: 0.84 km²MaudHudson: 0.75 km²HudsonKlaoitsis: 0.73 km²KlaoitsisLady Islands: 0.65 km²Lady IslandsCedar: 0.64 km²CedarCompton: 0.59 km²ComptonLong: 0.56 km²LongMound: 0.54 km²MoundFarquharson: 0.51 km²FarquharsonPearl: 0.48 km²PearlDorman: 0.48 km²DormanBend: 0.43 km²Bend
    km², log scale
    Gilford Island389 km²
    Broughton Island132 km²
    West Cracroft Island126 km²
    Malcolm Island81.9 km²
    Turnour Island55 km²
    North Broughton Island44.6 km²
    Harbledown Island36.5 km²
    East Cracroft Island26.5 km²
    Hanson Island14.3 km²
    Baker Island13.4 km²
    Eden Island13.1 km²
    Bonwick Island12.5 km²
    Village Island8.8 km²
    Swanson Island6.6 km²
    Midsummer Island5.9 km²
    Crease Island4.5 km²
    Cormorant Island4.5 km²
    Minstrel Island4.2 km²
    Mars Island3.8 km²
    Tracey Island2 km²
    Insect Island2 km²
    Davies Island1.5 km²
    Pearse Islands1.4 km²
    Berry Island1.1 km²
    Rees Island1.1 km²
    Owl Island1.1 km²
    Crib Island1 km²
    Unnamed island0.93 km²
    Maud Island0.84 km²
    Hudson Island0.75 km²
    Klaoitsis Island0.73 km²
    Lady Islands0.65 km²
    Cedar Island0.64 km²
    Compton Island0.59 km²
    Long Island0.56 km²
    Mound Island0.54 km²
    Farquharson Island0.51 km²
    Pearl Island0.48 km²
    Dorman Island0.48 km²
    Bend Island0.43 km²
    Unnamed island0.42 km²
    Foster Island0.39 km²
    Alder Island0.38 km²
    John Island0.37 km²
    Denham Island0.35 km²
    Fly Island0.34 km²
    Care Island0.34 km²
    Seabreeze Island0.33 km²
    Jumble Islands0.3 km²
    Ksui-La-Das 60.28 km²
    Jamieson Island0.28 km²
    Angular Island0.28 km²
    Plumper Islands0.26 km²
    Kuldekuma Island0.24 km²
    Innis Island0.21 km²
    Leone Island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Simpson Island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Fire Island0.14 km²
    Sedge Islands0.14 km²
    Madrona Island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Kate Islet0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    High Island0.12 km²
    Cove Islet0.12 km²
    Henrietta Island0.11 km²
    Marsden Islands0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Wedge Island0.11 km²
    Fern Island0.11 km²
    Sail Island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Jumper Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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