Sandspit
K'il Kun | |
|---|---|
 The "Spirit of Sandspit" | |
  Sandspit Location of Sandspit  Sandspit Sandspit (Canada)  Sandspit Sandspit (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′35″N 131°49′16″W / 53.24306°N 131.82111°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Haida Gwaii |
| Regional district | North Coast |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 296 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236 |
Sandspit (Haida: K'il Kun)[2] is the largest community on Moresby Island, in Haida Gwaii off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. The only town on Moresby Island, Sandspit has accommodations, a campground, supermarket and 85-berth harbour serving visitors to Gwaii Haanas.[3]
The unincorporated community had a population of 296 as of the 2016 census, down from 297 in 2011.[1] The community is served by Sandspit Airport with daily flights to and from Vancouver, as well as multiple ferry voyages from Alliford Bay to Skidegate Landing on Graham Island.[3]
Near the airport is the "Spirit of Sandspit", a copper and cedar sculpture of a salmon by island artist Lon Sharp dominates the main road.[3] Sandspit is also home to the Open Ocean totem pole by Jesse Jones, Jimmy Jones and Jason Goetzinger.[4]
The Circle Tour leaves and returns to Sandspit on active gravel logging road past Skidegate Lake, Copper River, Gray Bay beach, and Copper Bay, where traditional Haida people fish for sockeye salmon and hang the fish out to dry in May and early June.[3]
- ^ a b c "Sandspit, Unincorporated place [Designated place], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Haida Gwaii" (PDF). Go Haida Gwaii. 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Sandspit". Haida Gwaii. Haida Gwaii Observer. 2018. p. 26.
- ^ "The totem poles of Haida Gwaii". Haida Gwaii. Haida Gwaii Observer. 2018. p. 31.