| LC control no. | sh 85109795 |
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| Geographic heading | Haida Gwaii (B.C.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | British Columbia--Haida Gwaii |
| Variant(s) | Gwaayaai, Xhaaidlagha (B.C.) Gwaii, Haida (B.C.) Gwaiiaay, Haida (B.C.) Gwaiian Archipelago (B.C.) Haida Gwaiiaay (B.C.) Îles de la Reine-Charlotte (B.C.) Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.) Reine-Charlotte, Îles de la (B.C.) Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai (B.C.) |
| See also | Archipelagoes--British Columbia |
| Found in | Cedar Symposium (1996 : Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.). Proceedings of the Cedar Symposium, c1999: t.p. (Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii) p. 1 (archipelago known ... as the Queen Charlotte Islands, known to some others as Haida Gwaii or Haida Gwaiiaay, and to still others as the Gwaiian Archipelago) Columbia gaz. of the world, c1998 (Queen Charlotte Islands, archipelago of several large and many small isls., off the coast of W B.C., Canada. The main isls. are Graham and Moresby) BC Geographical Names Information System, July 1, 2010 (Haida Gwaii, official name; Queen Charlotte Islands adopted 15 Oct. 1920; approved French form Îles de la Reine-Charlotte; re-named Haida Gwaii per Bill 18: Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, which legislation received Royal Assent 3 June 2010) Wikipedia, July 1, 2010 (Haida Gwaii, Islands of the People, or more commonly, the Queen Charlotte Islands, and oldest in Haida, Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai , Islands at the Boundary of the World, are an archipelago in northern British Columbia; On April 29, 2010, the British Columbia government introduced the Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, which proposed officially renaming the islands Haida Gwaii, as part of a reconciliation protocol between the province and the Haida people. The name became official on June 3, 2010 when the legislation received royal assent) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] island; 52°59ʹ58ʺN 132°00ʹ12ʺW |
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