Rose Harbour, British Columbia

Place in British Columbia, Canada
52°09′00″N 131°04′30″W / 52.15000°N 131.07500°W / 52.15000; -131.07500Country CanadaProvince British ColumbiaRegionNorth CoastRegional districtSkeena-Queen CharlotteElevation
0 m (0 ft)Population
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 • Total6Time zoneUTC−8 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)Forward sortation areaArea 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]

Images

  • Memorial for whaling fatalities
    Memorial for whaling fatalities
  • Whale bones on the beach
    Whale bones on the beach
  • Sunset at Rose Harbour
    Sunset at Rose Harbour
  • Consolidated Whaling Corporation plaque
    Consolidated Whaling Corporation plaque

References

  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.