Gilford Island
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Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia
, Canada
, located between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet
. The island has an area of 382 square kilometres (147.5 sq mi) and a historic indigenous community of the Kwakwaka'wakw
people called Gwayasdums or Gwa'yasdams.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet
Knight Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast...
. The island has an area of 382 square kilometres (147.5 sq mi) and a historic indigenous community of the Kwakwaka'wakw
Kwakwaka'wakw
The Kwakwaka'wakw are an Indigenous group of First Nations peoples, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island and the adjoining mainland and islands.Kwakwaka'wakw translates as "Those who speak Kwak'wala", describing the collective nations within the area that...
people called Gwayasdums or Gwa'yasdams.