Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
6,361km²
Area
793km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,164m
Highest point
Mount Moresby
4,475
People
14°C
Warmest sea
August
80km
To the mainland
When to go to Graham Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (14 °C) and coolest in March (7 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada
Graham Island is an island in Canada. It belongs to Haida Gwaii. It covers 6,361 km², with 793 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Moresby, rises to 1,164 m. About 4,475 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 80 km away.
Getting there
- Masset Airport (ZMT)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at YPR airport (Prince Rupert)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 80 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Graham Island.
- 64beachesJungle beach, Ten Pole Beach, Chinukundl Creek Beach and 61 more
- 7viewpointsSpirtal Staircase Lookout, Blowhole Viewpoint and 5 more
- 2lighthouses
- 44named peaksMount Stapleton, Mount La Pérouse, Slatechuck Mountain and 41 more
- 1volcanoesTaaw Tldáaw
- 2waterfalls
- 7campsitesHaida Gwaii Glamping, Misty Meadows Tentsite, Hiellen Village Campsite and 4 more
- 25hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 8restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Graham Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Graham Island, each with its own numbers.
6beaches and covesCoastya
40lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
19.2km²
Ian Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
21.5°C
Collinson Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
14.1°C
Anchor Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- North Beach13.2°C
- Anchor Covecove14.1°C
- Goose Covecove13.8°C
- Hosu Covecove13.8°C
- Tingley Covecove13.8°C
- Virgalias Covecove13.8°C
40 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Ian Lake19.2km²
- Yakoun Lake8.4km²
- Eden Lake5.9km²
- Mayer Lake5.0km²
- Awun Lake4.8km²
- Marian Lake1.7km²
- Ain Lake0.94km²
- Anser Lake0.21km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 182 m above the sea. 66 % of it is below 200 m.
- 21 %0–50 m
- 45 %50–200 m
- 28 %200–500 m
- 6 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Night low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Sea (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 183 | 122 | 139 | 117 | 83 | 93 | 93 | 118 | 154 | 205 | 196 | 192 |
| Wet days | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.1 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | −0.6 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.3 | −0.5 |
| 2022 | −0.8 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.7 | ±0.0 | −1.1 |
| 2023 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q908739) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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