Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago of the Canadian province of Vancouver Island, located approximately 200 km northwest of the namesake main island of the province (Island of Vancouver). It is administratively part of North Island & Queen Charlotte County, which also includes the northern two fifths of the Island of Vancouver.

With a population of 54,330, the Haida Gwaii archipelago accounts for approximately a fifth of the total population North Island & Queen Charlotte County, and 3% of the total population of the province.