Maude Island

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Maude Island is an island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within Skidegate Inlet, a large saltwater inlet within Graham Island. [1] It is the larger of two islands in British Columbia by that name, the other being a small islet offshore from Nanoose Bay and Lantzville on southeastern Vancouver Island. [2]

It is the location of the former Haida village known as Haina. "Ha'ina" is the name of the island in Haad Kil, the Haida language. [3]

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Coordinates: 53°12′16″N132°04′37″W / 53.20444°N 132.07694°W / 53.20444; -132.07694