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Princess Royal Island

island, British Columbia, Canada
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Princess Royal Island, island in British Columbia, Canada, that lies about a mile off the mainland in Hecate Strait (northern Pacific), which separates it from Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands). One of many offshore islands, it is about 52 miles (84 km) long and 7–26 miles (11–42 km) wide and has an area of 876 square miles (2,269 square km). Its west coast is deeply indented by fjords, one of which (Surf Inlet)...

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