Museum of Northern British Columbia
museum, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
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The Museum of Northern British Columbia is located in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, on Kaien Island in Chatham Sound. Prince Rupert, named for the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, developed as a railway terminus and a vital ice-free harbor serving northern British Columbia's industries. The museum is noted for its significant collection of Haida Indian carvings.1
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