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Rose Harbour, British Columbia

Coordinates: 52°09′00″N 131°04′30″W / 52.15000°N 131.07500°W / 52.15000; -131.07500
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Rose Harbour
Rose Harbour
Rose Harbour from the Houston Stewart Channel
Rose Harbour from the Houston Stewart Channel
Rose Harbour is located in British Columbia
Rose Harbour
Rose Harbour
Location of Rose Harbour in British Columbia
Coordinates: 52°09′00″N 131°04′30″W / 52.15000°N 131.07500°W / 52.15000; -131.07500
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
RegionNorth Coast
Regional districtSkeena-Queen Charlotte
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code250 / 778 / 236

Rose Harbour is an unincorporated settlement on the north coast of Kunghit Island, on the south shore of the Houston Stewart Channel, in Haida Gwaii. It is within the bounds of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. It is the only privately-owned property within Gwaii Haanas.[1]

Rose Harbour was established as a whaling station in 1910 by the Queen Charlotte Whaling Company and operated until 1943.[2] A monument survives to Chinese and Japanese people who died in the whaling trade.

Currently, there is a small group of houses at Rose Harbour, which offer lodging and dining services to kayakers and other tourists.[3]

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  1. ^ "Gwaii Haanas: National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site: Management Plan for the Terrestrial Area". Archipelago Management Board. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ "Rose Harbour". 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. ^ "Civilization's edge: Haida Gwaii teeters on B.C. Pacific coast". 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2018-07-18.