Yakoun River
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The Yakoun River is the largest river on Haida Gwaii, off the North Coast of British Columbia
, Canada
. Estimated to be 55 to 60 km (34.2 to 37.3 mi) in length, it is located on Graham Island
, the northernmost and largest of the archipelago, and runs in a twisting course generally northwards from Yakoun Lake, which lies near the island's south-central region, just northwards over Slatechuck Mountain
from Skidegate Inlet, entering saltwater at Masset Inlet
, a large saltwater bay located in the heart of the island.
The Yakoun was the location - until its destruction - of Kiidk'yaas
, a unique gold-coloured sitka spruce
.
British Columbia Coast
The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....
, 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...
. Estimated to be 55 to 60 km (34.2 to 37.3 mi) in length, it is located on Graham Island
Graham Island
Graham Island is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago , lying off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is separated only by a narrow channel from the other principal island of the group, Moresby Island Graham Island is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly...
, the northernmost and largest of the archipelago, and runs in a twisting course generally northwards from Yakoun Lake, which lies near the island's south-central region, just northwards over Slatechuck Mountain
Slatechuck Mountain
Slatechuck Mountain, known as Kaagan in the Haida language, is a summit on south-central Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada...
from Skidegate Inlet, entering saltwater at Masset Inlet
Masset Inlet
Masset Inlet is a large saltwater bay located in the heart of the lowland of northern Graham Island, the northernmost and largest island of the Haida Gwaii islands on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada...
, a large saltwater bay located in the heart of the island.
The Yakoun was the location - until its destruction - of Kiidk'yaas
Kiidk'yaas
Kiidk'yaas, also known as the Golden Spruce, was a Sitka Spruce tree, Picea sitchensis 'Aurea', that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River in Haida Gwaii archipelago, British Columbia...
, a unique gold-coloured sitka spruce
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis, the Sitka Spruce, is a large coniferous evergreen tree growing to 50–70 m tall, exceptionally to 95 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 5 m, exceptionally to 6–7 m diameter...
.