Pitt Island (Canada)

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Pitt Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Hecate Strait, across the Greenville Channel (part of the Inside Passage) from the mainland. The only settlement is a First Nations village, Chino Hat, on the west coast. Economic activity is primarily natural resource extraction, including mining (magnesite and iron) and logging.

The island has an area of 1,368 km² (528 sq mi), is 90 km (56 mi) long, and ranges from 8 to 23 km (5 to 14 mi) wide. Its highest point is at 962 m (3,155 ft).

Coordinates: 53°30′N, 130°0′W

[edit] Reference

• Pitt Island. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Columbia University Press, 2000. (Available online.)