Masset
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Masset (; formerly Massett) is a village in the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Masset Sound on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia. It is the primary western terminus of Trans-Canada Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway) and is served by Masset Airport, with flights to Vancouver and Prince Rupert. During the maritime fur trade of the early 19th century, Masset was a key trading site. It was incorporated as a village municipality on May 11, 1961.
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- Locality
- Masset
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 838
- Timezone
- America/Vancouver
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Masset
- Settlement.official_name
- Village of Masset
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- Village
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- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada British Columbia#Canada
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- Location of Masset in British Columbia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Haida Gwaii
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- Regional district
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- North Coast
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- Governing body
- Settlement.leader_name
- Masset Village Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Sheri Disney
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 19.45
- Elevation
- 10
- Official website
- massetbc.com
- Image
- Haida Houses.jpg
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- Masset, British Columbia
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Masset (; formerly Massett) is a village in the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Masset Sound on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia. It is the primary western terminus of Trans-Canada Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway) and is served by Masset Airport, with flights to Vancouver and Prince Rupert. During the maritime fur trade of the early 19th century, Masset was a key trading site. It was incorporated as a village municipality on May 11, 1961.
== Name == The name Masset was a gift from the captain of a Spanish vessel that was repaired with the assistance of the Haida citizens of Atewaas, Kayung, and Jaaguhl. These three villages accepted the gift and adopted the name Masset to commemorate what might be the first ever contact between Europeans and the Haida. Masset came from the Haida word masst, or "large island".
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