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Graham Island

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noun

  1. an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2,485 sq. mi. (6,436 sq. km).


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A Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island, in British Columbia in Canada, in the container that its Japanese owner, Ikio Yokohama, had used to store it back in Japan.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2016

Riding his ATV across the beach on British Columbia’s isolated Graham Island, Peter Mark noticed a large container bobbing in the waves.

From Time May 3, 2012

Now a Harley-Davidson motorcycle has been found on Graham Island, part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago off British Columbia.

From New York Times May 2, 2012

The only snow seen on Graham Island in September, lay in a deep canyon on the northern slope of the high mountains which surround it head.

From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)

There is no merchantable timber, on the west coast of Graham Island, excepting spruce, which is found in moderate quantities at the head of Rennell and Cartwright Sounds, and the inlets to the southward.

From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)

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