Kunghit Island is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in the Canadian province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of British Columbia

British Columbia

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. It is the southernmost island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located to the south of Moresby Island

Moresby Island

Moresby Island is a large island that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada, located at . Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands...

. The southernmost point of Kunghit Island, called Cape St James, is used to delineated the boundary between Hecate Strait

Hecate Strait

Hecate Strait is a wide but shallow strait between the Haida Gwaii and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It merges with Queen Charlotte Sound to the south and Dixon Entrance to the north...

 and Queen Charlotte Sound.

Kunghit Island is 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) long and ranges in width from 2 to 13 km (1.2 to 8.1 mi). It is 215 square kilometres (83 sq mi) in area. Houston Stewart Channel

Houston Stewart Channel

Houston Stewart Channel is a strait in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It separates Moresby Island and Kunghit Island....

separates Kunghit and Moresby Islands.