Skidegate
Sign in to saveSkidegate () is a Haida community in in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait.
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Place details
- Locality
- Area D (Graham Island)
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 837
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Skidegate
- Settlement.native_name
- Hlg̱aagilda
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- hai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- First Nation reserve
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Skidegate1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the beach in Skidegate.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada British Columbia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- none
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Skidegate in Haida Gwaii
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
Key dates
- Inception
- 1850
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- North Coast Regional District
- Area
- +5.65
- Elevation
- +28
- Image
- Skidegate1.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Totem poles
- See also
- References
- External links
Skidegate () is a Haida community in in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait.
Skidegate, which is on Skidegate Indian Reserve No. 1 and was formerly home to the Skidegate Mission is also the northern terminal for the BC Ferries service between Graham Island and Alliford Bay on Moresby Island.