Rose Harbour, British Columbia

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Rose Harbour
Location of Rose Harbour in British Columbia
Coordinates: 52°09′00″N131°04′30″W / 52.15000°N 131.07500°W / 52.15000; -131.07500 Coordinates: 52°09′00″N131°04′30″W / 52.15000°N 131.07500°W / 52.15000; -131.07500
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Region North Coast
Regional district Skeena-Queen Charlotte
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Population
 (2011)
  Total6
Time zone UTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
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Area code(s) 250 / 778 / 236

Rose Harbour is an unincorporated settlement on the north coast of Kunghit Island, on the south shore of the Houston Stewart Channel, in Haida Gwaii. It is within the bounds of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. It is the only privately-owned property within Gwaii Haanas. [1]

Rose Harbour was established as a whaling station in 1910 by the Queen Charlotte Whaling Company and operated until 1943. [2] A monument survives to Chinese and Japanese people who died in the whaling trade.

Currently, there is a small group of houses at Rose Harbour, which offer lodging and dining services to kayakers and other tourists. [3]

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References

  1. "Gwaii Haanas: National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site: Management Plan for the Terrestrial Area". Archipelago Management Board. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. "Rose Harbour". 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. "Civilization's edge: Haida Gwaii teeters on B.C. Pacific coast". 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2018-07-18.