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Queen Charlotte Islands

group of islands in British Columbia, Canada, off the W coast: 3,705 sq mi (9,596 sq km); pop. c. 5,300

Origin: after an explorer's ship, the Queen Charlotte

See Queen Charlotte Islands in American Heritage Dictionary 4

An archipelago off the western coast of British Columbia, Canada, separated from Vancouver Island to the southeast by Queen Charlotte Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.

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