Wales Island (British Columbia)
Southeast Wales Island as seen from Portland Inlet | |
Wales Island Wales Island (British Columbia) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dixon Entrance |
| Coordinates | 54°45′N 130°29′W / 54.750°N 130.483°W |
| Area | 35 sq mi (91 km2) |
| Coastline | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land District | Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited (2006) |
Wales Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, situated east of the Dixon Entrance at the entrance to Portland Inlet.
35 square miles (91 km2) in area, Wales Island is 30 miles (48 km) north of the port city of Prince Rupert, and 55 miles (89 km) south-east of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Wales Island is bounded on the north by the Pearse Canal and Wales Passage, and by Tongass Passage and Portland Inlet to the south. The international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia bisects Pearse Canal over a distance of 25 miles (40 km), such that the view from the north-west shore of Wales Island looks out over Alaska, specifically, Fillmore Island in the Misty Fjords National Monument. Within Canada, Pearse Island lies to the northeast.