Gil Island (Canada)
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Gil Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Hecate Strait between Pitt Island and Princess Royal Island. It is 26 km (16 mi) long, with a width ranging from 6 to 13 km (4 to 8 mi), and an area of 231 km² (89 sq mi).
The M/V Queen of the North was a Canadian RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries, which sank on March 22, 2006 after hitting Gil Island.
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- Gil Island. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Columbia University Press, 2000. (Available online.)
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