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Queen Charlotte Islands
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Queen Char·lotte Islands  (shärlt)
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.
Queen Charlotte Islands
pl n
(Placename) a group of about 150 islands off the W coast of Canada: part of British Columbia. Pop.: 5316 (1991). Area: 9596 sq. km (3705 sq. miles)
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