Pitt Island (Canada)

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Pitt Island
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Northern End of Pitt Island as seen from Grenville Channel
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Pitt Island is located between Banks Island and the mainland.
Geography
Coordinates 53°30′00″N129°47′00″W / 53.50000°N 129.78333°W / 53.50000; -129.78333
Area1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
Length90 km (56 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation962 m (3156 ft)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia

Pitt Island is an island located on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada. [1]

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Pitt island is located between Banks Island, across Grenville Channel (part of the Inside Passage) from the mainland, and is separated from Banks Island by Principe Channel. [2] The island has an area of 1,368 square kilometres (528 sq mi), is 90 kilometres (56 mi) long, and ranges from 8 to 23 kilometres (5.0 to 14.3 mi) wide. Its highest point is at 962 metres (3,156 ft).

Pitt Island is the only island in British Columbia known to host a resident population of moose. [3]

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