Dundas Island

Dundas Island (Tsimshian: Kwaexl French: île Dundas) is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, at the northern entrance to Chatham Sound, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) south of BC's international border with Alaska. The island is of great cultural significance to area First Nations. It is the largest of a group of islands known as the Dundas Archipelago, it has high local relief, and an irregular and predominantly rocky coastline. Drainage consists mainly of flat creeks and seasonal streams with gravel streambeds to about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, which then abruptly descend to the coast. The Dundas Archipelago are part of the Lax Kwaxl/Dundas and Melville Islands Conservancy. The conservancy was designated in 2008 as part of the North Coast Land and Resource Management Plan. The archipelago has been home to humans for at least eleven thousand years. The surrounding waters are often rough, especially on the western and northern sides, due to strong tides, currents, and Pacific weather systems. Off the coast is the Grey Islet Automated Weather Station, providing localized weather observations.

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