Skidegate

Also known as Skidegate, British Columbia

Skidegate () is a Haida community in in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait.

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Place details

Locality: Area D (Graham Island)
Region: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Population: 837
Timezone: America/Vancouver

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Skidegate
Settlement.native_name: Hlg̱aagilda
Settlement.native_name_lang: hai
Settlement.settlement_type: First Nation reserve
Settlement.image_skyline: Skidegate1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the beach in Skidegate.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada British Columbia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: none
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Skidegate in Haida Gwaii
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: British Columbia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Regional district
Settlement.subdivision_name3: North Coast
Settlement.government_type: Band government
Settlement.governing_body: Skidegate Band Council

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Wikidata facts

Area: 5.65
Elevation: 28
Image: Skidegate1.jpg

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Commons category: Skidegate
inception: 1850-00-00

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Naming
Totem poles
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Skidegate, which is on Skidegate Indian Reserve No. 1 and was formerly home to the Skidegate Mission is also the northern terminal for the BC Ferries service between Graham Island and Alliford Bay on Moresby Island.