Queen Charlotte Islands

English edit

Etymology edit

Named by George Dixon, who surveyed the archipelago in 1787, after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which itself was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III of the United Kingdom.

Proper noun edit

Queen Charlotte Islands

(historical) Haida Gwaii.

Translations edit

archipelago off coast of British Columbia

French: Îles de la Reine-Charlotte

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