Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site

Western hemlock forest in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, is in the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands). It is often simply called as Gwaii Haanas (), It is  off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas is an archipelago of 138 islands. "Gwaii Haanas" means "Islands of Beauty" in . It is the language of the Haida people. 

The Haida Heritage Site is part of the territory of the Haida people. They have lived in Haida Gwaii for at least 14,000 years.

In 2004, Parks Canada (on behalf of the Government of Canada) added the whole area of Gwaii Haanas to its tentative list of potential future World Heritage Sites, pending the approval of UNESCO.Gwaii Haanas - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official site
 World Heritage Site

 Notes 

 "MacDonald, George F." Ninstints – Haida World Heritage Site. Vancouver: UBC Press. 1983

Category:World Heritage Sites in Canada
Category:British Columbia