Sgang Gway, Haida Gwaay

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  • Daily Expedition Reports
  • 11 May 2022

Sgang Gway, Haida Gwaay, 5/11/2022, National Geographic Sea Bird

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  • Alaska

Today, we explored the island of Sgang Gwaay in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site. We took a Zodiac ride to the northern part of the island. We walked down a boardwalk path to the site of Sgang Gwaay Llnagaay, an ancient village and sheltered bay. The area became a UNESCO National Heritage Site in 1981. It is one of the best examples of a traditional Northwest Coast First Nations village. Despite the rainy weather, we had an excellent time exploring the site with our local Watchman guide, Paul.

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Anna Mazurek, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

South Carolina native Anna Mazurek fell in love with traveling and photography while studying abroad in England during college. Since then, she’s been to 53 countries and lived in five.

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