Pitt Island is an island located within the traditional territory of the

Gitxaala Nation The Gitxaała Nation is a First Nations government located in the village of Lach Klan (also called Kitkatla on Canadian maps), in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as B ...

on the north coast of

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. Pitt island is located between

Banks Island Banks Island is one of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago. Situated in the Inuvik Region, and part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, of the Northwest Territories, it is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of ...

, across

Grenville Channel Grenville Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, between Pitt Island and the mainland to the south of Prince Rupert. It is part of the Inside Passage shipping route, about long and is wide at its narrowest point. ...

(part of the

Inside Passage The Inside Passage (french: Passage Intérieur) is a coastal route for ships and boats along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific Northwest coast of the North American Fjordland. The route extends from southeaster ...

) from the mainland, and is separated from Banks Island by

Principe Channel Principe Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Banks Island (W) and Pitt Island (E). "Principe" means "prince" in Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a na ...

. The island has an area of , is long, and ranges from wide. Its highest point is at . Pitt Island is the only island in British Columbia known to host a resident population of

Moose The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult mal ...

Features

* Anchor Mountain *

Captain Cove Captain Cove is a cove located on Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Captain Holmes Newcombe of the Fisheries Department. The cove is long and between wide, and contains several islets, approximately east of Captain Point ...

* Holmes Lake *

Hevenor Inlet Hevenor Inlet extends eastward from Petrel Channel on the northwest side of Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada. The inlet is entered between Stark Point and Hevenor Point, and contains Clark and Hevenor islets. A narrow entrance connects the i ...

Newcombe Harbour Newcombe Harbour is a natural harbour located on Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward int ...

* Pa-aat River * Port Stevens * Monckton Inlet * Mount Hulke * Mount Patterson * Mount Frank * Mount Saunders * Mount Shields * Wyndham Lake * Red Bluff Lake

Protected Areas

Union Passage Marine Provincial Park Union Passage Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park within the asserted traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nations. The marine protected area is located at the southwest end of Grenville Channel straddling Pitt and Farrant Island ...

* Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy * Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy * Pa-aat Conservancy

References

{{reflist Islands of British Columbia North Coast Regional District North Coast of British Columbia