Hiellen
Hiellen
Hl'yaalang Tlielang, Hliiyalang, Łi'elᴀñ | |
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Historic Haida village | |
Location of Hiellen in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 54°3′59″N 131°47′6″W / 54.06639°N 131.78500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Haida Nation | Haida Gwaii |
Hiellen, anglicized from the Haida name Hl'yaalang, and also spelled in various ways such as Hliiyalang (Bringhurst) and Łi'elᴀñ (Swanton), was a historic Haida village located on the northern shore of Graham Island, at the mouth of the Hiellen River, across the river from Taaw Tldáaw (formerly "Tow Hill"), in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
The site of Hiellen is in the Indian Reserve known as Hiellen 2, about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of "Yagan 3". Hiellen is located about 25 km (16 mi) east of Masset, about 90 km (56 mi) north of Skidegate, and about 100 km (62 mi) west of Prince Rupert, on the mainland across Hecate Strait.