Kunghit | |
Local Name: | Gwaii Kunghit |
Location: | British Columbia Coast |
Coordinates: | 52.1°N -136°W |
Archipelago: | Haida Gwaii |
Area Km2: | 215 |
Length Km: | 24 |
Width Km: | 13 |
Country: | Canada |
Kunghit Island is an island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located to the south of Moresby Island. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineate the boundary between Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. The only habitation on Kunghit Island is Rose Harbour, on its north shore.
Kunghit Island is 24km (15miles) long and ranges in width from 2kmto13kmkm (01milesto08mileskm). It is 215km2 in area. Houston Stewart Channel separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.[1]