Îles de la Reine-Charlotte
| Language of origin | French language |
| Feature Type: | Islands - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. Plural of Island. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida GwaiiOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Off NW coast of British Columbia, separated from mainland BC by Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°14'59"N, 132°14'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Queen Charlotte Islands" adopted 15 October 1920 on Ottawa file OBF 0557. "Queen Charlotte Islands" and the approved French form " Îles de la Reine-Charlotte" identified as names of pan-Canadian significance per Treasury Board Circular 1983-58, 23 November 1983. To be officially renamed Haida Gwaii under provisions of a protocol agreement between the Province of British Columbia and the Haida Nation that was announced 11 December 2009. Re-named Haida Gwaii per Bill 18: Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, which legislation received Royal Assent 3 June 2010. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |