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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
n Gwaii Haanas National Marine
Conservation Area Reserve and
Old
Massett Haida Heritage Site, (250) 559-
• Tow Hill 8818. ∑ pc.gc.ca
Transport
g BC Ferries from Prince Rupert,
(888) 223-3779.
Hecate Strait

Prince Rupert . Naikoon Provincial Park
Naikoon Provincial Park has breathtaking views of
Naikoon Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance. On clear days, Alaska
Provincial is visible from the north end. Tow Hill, at the park’s north
Park end, is an ancient volcano with a massive basalt cliff.
The Pesuta shipwreck, located on East Beach, can be
accessed by a 3-mile (5-km) hiking trail.

• Tlell . Haida Heritage Centre
Haida Heritage Centre
Prince Rupert celebrates Haida culture,
Yellowhead Highway
past and present.
Skidegate Highlights here include
•
argillite and wood
Sandspit carvings, totems dating
•
to 1878, and Loos Taas,
a 49-ft- (150-m-) long
Skidegate Inlet comprises canoe carved by Haida
the three communities of artist Bill Reid.
Skidegate, Queen Charlotte,
and Sandspit, and is one
of the prime fishing locations
LOUISE ISLAND on the islands. In the spring,
gray whales can sometimes be
Mount seen resting and feeding here.
Moresby K’uuha
Llnagaay
(Skedans)
T’AANU
ISLAND
• Hlk’yah Llnagaay
(Windy Bay)
LYELL
ISLAND
and Haida Heritage Site
Conservation Area Reserve
Gwaii Haanas National Marine
BURNABY
ISLAND

. SGang Gwaay (Ninstints)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981,
KUNGHIT this Haida village on Anthony Island has
ISLAND more totems standing on their original sites
0 kilometers 20
than any other Haida village. Accessible
0 miles 10 by boat only.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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