Porcher Island
Oval Bay, Porcher Island
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 Porcher Island
Porcher Island (British Columbia, Canada)
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| Location | Hecate Strait |
| Coordinates | 53°59′02″N 130°31′29″W / 53.98389°N 130.52472°WCoordinates: 53°59′02″N 130°31′29″W / 53.98389°N 130.52472°W |
| Area | 200 sq mi (520 km2) |
| Coastline | 100 mi (200 km) |
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| Province | British Columbia |
| Land District | Coast Land District, Range 5 |
| Regional District | Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 37 (2006) |
| Pop. density | 0.071 /km2 (0.184 /sq mi) |
Porcher Island is an island in Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada, near the mouth of the Skeena River and southwest of the port city of Prince Rupert. The locality of Porcher Island is located near the island's northern tip at Humpback Bay, 54°05′11″N 130°23′23″W / 54.08639°N 130.38972°W.Stephens and Prescott Islands are located off its northwestern tip.
With a land area of 200 sq mi (518 km2), Porcher Island is the eighth largest coastal island in British Columbia. The island’s northern tip is 24 km (14.9 mi) southwest of the port city of Prince Rupert, and 70 km (43.5 mi) due south of the southernmost extension of the Alaska Panhandle. The island is located within the Range 5 Coast Land District and the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District.
The island, together with some of its surrounding area, had a population of 37 in the Canada 2006 Census, down 26% from the 2001 census.
Porcher Island is bounded on the north by Chatham Sound and the Skeena River estuary, by Hecate Strait to the west and by Ogden Channel to the east. Metlakata Inlet and Kitkatla Channel separate Porcher’s southern flank from the Goschen, Dolphin and Spicer Islands, near the entrance to Principe Channel. Kitkatla (Laxklan), a Tsimshian village, is situated on Dolphin Island.
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