Skidegate, British Columbia

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official_name = Community of Skidegate
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settlement_type = Indian Reserve
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = BC
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Queen Charlotte Islands
subdivision_type3 = Regional district
subdivision_name3 = Skeena-Queen Charlotte
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leader_name = Skidegate Band Council
leader_title1 = Chief Councillor
leader_name1 = Willard Wilson
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1850
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population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes = [Statistics Canada. 2006 Census. [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5947804&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Queen%20Charlotte%20City&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All] ]
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population_total = 781
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timezone = PST
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latd= 53|latm= 16|lats= 02|latNS=N
longd= 131|longm= 59|longs= 26|longEW=W
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elevation_m = 28
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footnotes = Skidegate (IPA|/ˈskɪdəgət/) is a Haida community in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait. Skidegate is also the northern terminal for the BC Ferries service between Graham Island and Alliford Bay on Moresby Island.

References

ee also

*Council of the Haida Nation
*Skidegate Tribal Council

External links

* [http://www.skidegate.ca/ Skidegate website]
* [http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/inside/absk-current.html BC Ferries schedule for Skidegate-Alliford Bay]