Queen Charlotte Islands

English

Etymology

Named by George Dixon, who surveyed the archipelago in 1787, after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which itself was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III of the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

Queen Charlotte Islands

1. (historical) Haida Gwaii.

Translations

archipelago off coast of British Columbia

• French: Îles de la Reine-Charlotte