Campania Island is 29 kilometres (18 mi) long and ranges in width from 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). It is 127 square kilometres (49 sq mi) in area.[2]
The name "Campania" originates from 1792 from the Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño, who explored the region in the corvetteAranzazu. Caamaño named the island Compañia and that spelling was used for the maps made by George Vancouver. Over time the spelling was changed to Campania.[3][4]: 36
The island's high point is Mount Pender, at 740 metres (2,430 ft).[5]
Lax Ka’gaas/Campania Conservancyedit
Campania Island, including the Alexander Islands to the south, was established as Lax Ka’gaas/Campania Conservancy in 2006.[6] The area is of importance to the Gitga'at and Gitxaala First Nations. The conservancy contains 21 known archaeological sites.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^Campania Island 2005-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
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