Sandspit

Sandspit is only town on Moresby Island, , . Sandspit is the main jumping off point for those flying in from and to Haida Gwaii as well as for those wanting to explore .
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  • Type: Village with 296 residents
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Sandspit, British Columbia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sandspit Airport.

Aerodrome
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K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay, formerly known as Sandspit…

Sandspit

Latitude
53.2435° or 53° 14′ 37″ north
Longitude
-131.8281° or 131° 49′ 41″ west
Population
296
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
IATA airport code
YZP
UN/LOCODE
CA SSP
Open location code
945C65VC+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 647448627
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6140529
Wiki­data ID
Q2518059
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“Sandspit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساندسبيت، كولومبيا البريطانية”
  • Catalan: “Sandspit”
  • Chinese: “沙嘴市”
  • Dutch: “Sandspit”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساندسبيت”
  • Finnish: “Sandspit”
  • French: “Sandspit”
  • Irish: “Sandspit”
  • Italian: “Sandspit”
  • Japanese: “サンドスピット”
  • Portuguese: “Sandspit”

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