Anthony Island (British Columbia)

This article is about the island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. For the island in Newfoundland and Labrador, see Anthony Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Anthony Island (Haida: SG̱ang Gwaay) is an island located in the southern part of Haida Gwaii, off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, to the west of Kunghit Island, the archipelago's southernmost. Anthony Island is noted for being the location of the ruins of SkungWai or SG̱ang Gwaay Llnaagay, commonly called Ninstints after the reigning mid-19th Century chief there. SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay was a major village of the Kunghit Haida people.^[1]

Anthony Island

Native name: SG̱ang Gwaay
Haida Village Site
Geography
Location	North Coast of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°5′44″N 131°13′12″W
Archipelago	Queen Charlotte Islands
Administration
Canada
Demographics
Population	(?)

Anthony Island is part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. Its Haida name, SG̱ang Gwaay, refers to the wailing sound made when winds push through a hole in the rocks at a certain tide level.^[1] It reveals a 2000 year history and contains fragments from a rich culture and once prosperous village, including Ninstints totem poles and longhouses.^[2]

52°5′44″N 131°13′12″W

See also

• List of islands of British Columbia

References

1. "Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site – SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay". Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
2. "Anthony Island | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-23.

External links

• Canadian Museum of Civilization webpage on Skungwai/Ninstints