Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An archipelago off the western coast of British Columbia, Canada, south of the Alexander Archipelago. It is separated from Vancouver Island to the southeast by Queen Charlotte Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
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- proper noun historical
Haida Gwaii .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The crisis of conscience began when Duff and his friend, artist and broadcaster Bill Reid, led an expedition to Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the British Columbia coast also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, in 1957.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed James Bradshaw 2010
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The crisis of conscience began when Duff and his friend, artist and broadcaster Bill Reid, led an expedition to Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the British Columbia coast also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, in 1957.
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The first quake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was recorded just off the southern tip of Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, around 7: 30 a.m. PT.
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Vast natural riches are spread above and below the tidemarks of 200 islands strewn throughout the southern third of Haida Gwaii (also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands).
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Another, Juan Pérez, reached the 54th parallel, discovering Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island and, further north, the Queen Charlotte Islands.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Another, Juan Pérez, reached the 54th parallel, discovering Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island and, further north, the Queen Charlotte Islands.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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I'm definitely hoping to make it to the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Royal British Columbia Museum: Old Town, Cruise, Long House & slutty wharf women Elizabeth McClung 2009
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When some British merchant traders arrived at the Queen Charlotte Islands expecting the native population to be awed at the ‘shiny beads’ – the Haida just saw them as sort of “slave take out – delivered!”
Royal British Columbia Museum: Old Town, Cruise, Long House & slutty wharf women Elizabeth McClung 2009
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When some British merchant traders arrived at the Queen Charlotte Islands expecting the native population to be awed at the ‘shiny beads’ – the Haida just saw them as sort of “slave take out – delivered!”
Archive 2009-03-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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Physiographically, the Queen Charlotte Islands are characterized by irregular, steep slopes in the west and gently sloping lowlands in the east.
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