Skidegate

Skidegate is a Haida community in in , Canada. It is on the southeast coast of , the largest in the archipelago, and is approximately 50 kilometres west of mainland British Columbia across Hecate Strait.
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Photo: Constantine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 837 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Skidegate Mission”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Haida Heritage Centre and Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary School.

Museum
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the premier cultural centre and museum of the Haida people.

School
School District 50 Haida Gwaii is a school district in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daajing Giids-Skidegate.

Photo: Karen Neoh, CC BY 2.0.
Daajing Giids, formerly known as Queen Charlotte…

Skidegate

Latitude
53.26494° or 53° 15′ 54″ north
Longitude
-131.99339° or 131° 59′ 36″ west
Population
837
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CA SKI
Open location code
945C7274+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52555851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6148858
Wiki­data ID
Q4353323
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Skidegate” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Скидегате”
  • Cebuano: “Skidegate”
  • Chinese: “斯基德盖特”
  • Croatian: “Skidegate”
  • Dutch: “Skidegate, British Columbia”
  • Dutch: “Skidegate”
  • Finnish: “Skidegate”
  • French: “Skidegate”
  • German: “Skidegate”
  • Irish: “Skidegate”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skidegate”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skidegate”
  • Norwegian: “Skidegate”
  • Portuguese: “Skidegate”
  • Swedish: “Skidegate”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Skidegate Landing and Alliford Bay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Skidegate Band Council and Skidegate Volunteer Fire Department.

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