| 词条 | Moresby Island |
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| name = Moresby | local_name = {{native name|hai|Gwaii Haanas}} | image_name = Queen Charlotte Islands Map.png | image_caption = Haida Gwaii, off the coast of BC. Moresby Island is the large southern island. Alaska is the next land to the north of this map. | image_size = | map = Canada British Columbia geo | map_caption = Moresby Island (British Columbia, Canada) | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = Pacific Ocean | coordinates = {{coord|52.75|N|131.8333|W|scale:1250000|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Haida Gwaii | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 3,399.39 | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Canada | country_admin_divisions_title = Province | country_admin_divisions = British Columbia | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Regional District Electoral Area | country_admin_divisions_1 = Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Electoral Area E | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Electoral Area Director | country_admin_divisions_2 = Evan Putterill | country_largest_city = Sandspit | country_largest_city_population = | population = 402 | population_as_of = 2006 | density_km2 = 0.18 | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} Moresby Island ({{lang-hai|Gwaii Haanas}}) is a large island ({{convert|3399.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|disp=or}}) that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada, located at {{coord|52.75|N|131.8333333|W|}}.[1] Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands. The island, together with its numerous nearby smaller islands and islets in the southern portion of the archipelago, is defined by Statistics Canada as Skeena-Queen Charlotte E, with a population of 402 as of the 2006 census. Almost all of its population resided in the unincorporated community of Sandspit, on the northeast corner of Moresby. The total land area of the electoral area is {{convert|3399.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Moresby Island is the 175th largest island in the world, and the 32nd largest island in Canada. On October 27, 2012, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 (the strongest earthquake in Canada since the 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake) was epicentred at a depth of {{convert|17.5|km|1|abbr=off}} under the island.[2] NameMoresby Island is named for Rear Admiral Fairfax Moresby. The traditional name in the Haida language is Gwaii Haanas,{{Citation needed|reason=The Gwaii Haanas Agreement says "Gwaii Haanas" means "South Moresby" and the surrounding archipelago; the park territory, not the island|date=November 2010}} which is where the national park name is derived from. References1. ^{{Cite bcgnis|id=29951 |title=Moresby Island}} 2. ^[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000df7n#summary U.S. Geological Survey] October 28, 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake External links
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