Langara Island
{{Short description|Island in British Columbia, Canada}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
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| name = Langara Island
| native_name = Ḵ'íis Gwáayaay
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| archipelago = Haida Gwaii
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| area_acre = 8080
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Langara Island, known as Kiis Gwaii to the Haida (Haida: Ḵ'íis Gwáayaay), is the northernmost island of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada. The island is approximately {{convert|8080|acre|ha|0}} in size. It is located approximately {{convert|45|km|mi}} south of Alaska.
History
File:Abandoned Haida village of Dadens on Langara Island, British Columbia (268).jpg
Little is known about its history. It is named after Spanish naval commander Juan de Lángara. During Lángara's period at the head of the Spanish navy, Spanish explorers were charting the coast of what is now British Columbia, and, in their charts, named some land formations after him. Juan José Pérez Hernández was the first European to sight, examine, name, and record these islands. His frigate was the Santiago, which was crewed mostly by Mexicans. In July 1774, he briefly met a group of Haida off the northwestern tip of Langara Island. In 1913 the Langara Light was lit at the northwest corner of the island. It is one of the largest islands from which Norway rats have been eradicated. The eradication campaign for R. norvegicus was begun in July 1995 using anti-coagulant bait and the island was declared free of rats in May 1997.Kaiser et al. 1997
On 6 September 2018, the Haida Legend sank off Langara Island.{{cite news | url = https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/haida-legend-sinks-off-langara-island/ |title=Fishing boat 'Haida Legend' sinks off Langara Island | author = Andrew Hudson | work = Haida Gwaii Observer | date = 14 September 2018 | accessdate = 16 September 2018 }} The vessel had been fishing halibut and the cause of the sinking is unknown. All members of the crew were rescued.
Climate
Langara Island has an oceanic climate (Cfb, bordering on Cfc) with cool to mild summers and very cool, rainy winters with chilly nights.{{Weather box
|location = Langara Island, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1936–present
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|Jan maximum humidex= 15.0
|Feb maximum humidex= 13.7
|Mar maximum humidex= 13.4
|Apr maximum humidex= 18.6
|May maximum humidex= 22.7
|Jun maximum humidex= 23.0
|Jul maximum humidex= 24.3
|Aug maximum humidex= 28.2
|Sep maximum humidex= 24.8
|Oct maximum humidex= 22.9
|Nov maximum humidex= 16.6
|Dec maximum humidex= 12.7
|year maximum humidex= 28.2
|Jan record high C = 13.7
|Feb record high C = 12.8
|Mar record high C = 15.5
|Apr record high C = 19.4
|May record high C = 25.0
|Jun record high C = 31.2
|Jul record high C = 22.2
|Aug record high C = 25.8
|Sep record high C = 22.8
|Oct record high C = 20.0
|Nov record high C = 15.0
|Dec record high C = 13.5
|year record high C = 31.2
|Jan high C = 5.8
|Feb high C = 6.0
|Mar high C = 6.9
|Apr high C = 8.9
|May high C = 11.0
|Jun high C = 13.2
|Jul high C = 14.8
|Aug high C = 15.8
|Sep high C = 14.5
|Oct high C = 11.2
|Nov high C = 7.5
|Dec high C = 6.1
|year high C = 10.1
| Jan mean C =4.0
| Feb mean C =4.1
| Mar mean C =4.8
| Apr mean C =6.3
| May mean C =8.5
| Jun mean C =10.8
| Jul mean C =12.7
| Aug mean C =13.6
| Sep mean C =12.3
| Oct mean C =9.2
| Nov mean C =5.6
| Dec mean C =4.3
| year mean C =8.0
|Jan low C = 2.2
|Feb low C = 2.1
|Mar low C = 2.5
|Apr low C = 3.7
|May low C = 6.0
|Jun low C = 8.4
|Jul low C = 10.6
|Aug low C = 11.4
|Sep low C = 10.0
|Oct low C = 7.1
|Nov low C = 3.7
|Dec low C = 2.5
|year low C = 5.9
|Jan record low C = -14.4
|Feb record low C = -12.0
|Mar record low C = -11.7
|Apr record low C = -3.3
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = 3.3
|Jul record low C = 5.6
|Aug record low C = 5.6
|Sep record low C = 1.1
|Oct record low C = -4.5
|Nov record low C = -15.9
|Dec record low C = -12.8
|year record low C = -15.9
|Jan chill = -25.3
|Feb chill = -23.2
|Mar chill = -20.8
|Apr chill = -11.0
|May chill = 0.0
|Jun chill = 0.0
|Jul chill = 0.0
|Aug chill = 0.0
|Sep chill = -5.3
|Oct chill = -10.3
|Nov chill = -27.5
|Dec chill = -23.6
|year chill= -27.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 205.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 140.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 149.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 139.8
|May precipitation mm = 109.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 94.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 93.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 134.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 190.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 256.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 230.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 223.2
|year precipitation mm = 1967.2
|precipitation colour = green
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 19.9
|Feb snow cm = 13.1
|Mar snow cm = 11.1
|Apr snow cm = 3.2
|May snow cm = 0.5
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 1.6
|Nov snow cm = 7.8
|Dec snow cm = 12.1
|year snow cm = 69.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 25.2
|Feb precipitation days = 21.0
|Mar precipitation days = 23.5
|Apr precipitation days = 22.1
|May precipitation days = 19.8
|Jun precipitation days = 18.5
|Jul precipitation days = 19.5
|Aug precipitation days = 20.0
|Sep precipitation days = 22.1
|Oct precipitation days = 26.3
|Nov precipitation days = 25.2
|Dec precipitation days = 25.9
|year precipitation days = 269.0
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 23.2
|Feb rain days = 20.1
|Mar rain days = 23.0
|Apr rain days = 21.0
|May rain days = 19.4
|Jun rain days = 17.4
|Jul rain days = 18.4
|Aug rain days = 18.0
|Sep rain days = 20.9
|Oct rain days = 25.3
|Nov rain days = 24.8
|Dec rain days = 24.4
|year rain days= 256.0
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 4.4
|Feb snow days = 3.6
|Mar snow days = 4.3
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.23
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0.04
|Oct snow days = 0.73
|Nov snow days = 2.7
|Dec snow days = 4.2
|year snow days = 21.8
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada—[http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=langara&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=358&dispBack=1], accessed 3 September 2017
|date=September 2017
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See also
Publications
- Kaiser, G.W.; Taylor, R.H.; Buck, P.D.; Elliott, J.E.; Howald, G.R.; Drever, M.C. 1997. The Langara Island Seabird Habitat Recovery Project: Eradication of Norway Rats – 1993–1997. Technical Report Series No. 304, Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, British Columbia.
References
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External links
- [http://www.issg.org/database/reference/Invasive_strategy_and_species.pdf SPREP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203936/http://www.issg.org/database/reference/Invasive_strategy_and_species.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}
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