Queen Charlotte Islands (Russian America)

The Governorate of Queen Charlotte (: Куин-Шарлоттская губерния, Kuin-Sharlottskaya guberniya), commonly known as Queen Charlotte (Куин-Шарлотта, Kuin-Sharlotta) and known locally as simply Charlotte (Шарлотта, Sharlotta), is a governorate:0:0 of Alaska:0:0. Originally inhabited by the native, the islands were first colonized by the British in the 19th century, establishing a after the  in the 1850s. The Russian Empire acquired the islands as part of the Columbia purchase:0:0 of 1871.

Along with Vancouver:0:0, Queen Charlotte retains an English majority, both in culture and language. The city of is the capital and largest city in the governorate.