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Laskeek Bay

Coordinates:52°48′51″N131°35′21″W / 52.81417°N 131.58917°W /52.81417; -131.58917
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Bay in British Columbia, Canada
Laskeek Bay
Laskeek Bay is located in British Columbia
Laskeek Bay
Laskeek Bay
Location of Laskeek Bay
LocationBritish Columbia,Canada
Coordinates52°48′51″N131°35′21″W / 52.81417°N 131.58917°W /52.81417; -131.58917
TypeBay
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean

Laskeek Bay is abay inHaida Gwaii,British Columbia,Canada.[1] It is located on the east side ofMoresby Island, north ofLyell Island, south ofLouise Island, and east ofTalunkwan Island.[2][3][4]

Some of Laskeek Bay's shores are within Ḵ'uuna Gwaay Conservancy[5] andGwaii Haanas. Part of Laskeek Bay is within theGwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area.[6]

Laskeek Bay's name is said to be an adaptation of aTsimshian word meaning "on the eagle", which was the Tsimshian name for the historicHaida villageTanu.[7]

References

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  1. ^"Laskeek Bay".BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^"Lyell Island".BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^"Louise Island".BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^"Talunkwan Island".BC Geographical Names.
  5. ^"Ḵ'uuna Gwaay Conservancy".BC Geographical Names.
  6. ^"Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site".Parks Canada. 6 July 2023. Retrieved14 January 2024.
  7. ^Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997).British Columbia Place Names. University of British Columbia Press. p. 150.ISBN 9780774806374. Retrieved14 January 2024.

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