Pitt Island (Canada)

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

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. The island has an area of 1368 km2, is 90 km long, and ranges from 8 to 23 km wide. Its highest point is at 962 m.

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

Features

 * Anchor Mountain
 * Captain Cove
 * Holmes Lake
 * Hevenor Inlet
 * Newcombe Harbour
 * Pa-aat River
 * Port Stevens
 * Monckton Inlet
 * Mount Hulke
 * Mount Patterson
 * Mount Frank
 * Mount Saunders
 * Mount Shields
 * Wyndham Lake
 * Red Bluff Lake

Protected Areas

 * Union Passage Marine Provincial Park
 * Maxtaktsm'Aa/Union Passage Conservancy
 * Monckton Nii Luutiksm Conservancy
 * Pa-aat Conservancy