Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Haida Gwaii Map; Gwaii Haanas is at the southern end
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| Location | Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Sandspit |
| Area | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Governing body | Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management Board |
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, is in the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands). It is often simply called as Gwaii Haanas, It is 130 kilometres (81 miles) off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas is an archipelago of 138 islands. "Gwaii Haanas" means "Islands of Beauty" in X̱aayda kíl. It is the language of the Haida people.
The Haida Heritage Site is part of the territory of the Haida people. They have lived in Haida Gwaii for at least 14,000 years.
In 2004, Parks Canada (on behalf of the Government of Canada) added the whole area of Gwaii Haanas to its tentative list of potential future World Heritage Sites, pending the approval of UNESCO.
- "MacDonald, George F." Ninstints – Haida World Heritage Site. Vancouver: UBC Press. 1983
Images for kids
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Detail of Haida totem pole from Tanu, Haida Gwaii (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge)
See also
In Spanish: Parque nacional Gwaii Haanas y sitio patrimonial Haida para niños
