Masset

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Masset

Total population

793

Elevation10 m

Land area19.45 km²

Coordinates54.01°, -132.15°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Masset is a village in the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Masset Sound on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately 50 km (31 mi) west of mainland British Columbia. It is the primary western terminus of Trans-Canada Highway 16 and is served by Masset Airport, with flights to Vancouver and Prince Rupert. During the maritime fur trade of the early 19th century, Masset was a key trading site. It was incorporated as a village municipality on May 11, 1961.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Nadu
  12.8 mi away
• Port Clements
  22.6 mi away · pop. 282
• Tlell
  30.9 mi away · pop. 183
• Lawnhill
  43.1 mi away
• Skidegate
  52 mi away
• Sandspit
  54.7 mi away · pop. 296
• Chaatl
  64.5 mi away
• Kitkatla
  71.4 mi away · pop. 490
• Oona River
  76.8 mi away
• Caspaco
  80.6 mi away
• Osland
  80.8 mi away
• Ging̱olx
  111 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Masset

Population studies on the razor clam at Masset, British Columbia

Neil Bourne · 1969

Controlled flight into water

Transportation Safety Board of Canada · 1996

Lobster transplant to Masset Inlet

F. G. Barber · 1983

Totem-post from the Haida village of Masset ; Two British Columbian house-posts with totemic carvings ; Remarks on totemism

Edward B. Tylor · 1898

Prospectus

Masset Fish Company. · 1995

First Nations water rights in British Columbia

Diana Jolly · 1997

Culture in custody

Mary Lee Stearns · 1973

Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition

Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902) · 1898

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers