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[[Image:Activepass1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Active Pass from Galiano Island]]'''Active Pass''' is a body of water in the [[Pacific Ocean]] separating [[Mayne Island]] and [[Galiano Island]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]'s [[Strait of Georgia]]. The pass stretches 5.5 km from northeast to southwest. |
[[Image:Activepass1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Active Pass from Galiano Island]]'''Active Pass''' is a body of water in the [[Pacific Ocean]] separating [[Mayne Island]] and [[Galiano Island]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]'s [[Strait of Georgia]]. The pass stretches 5.5 km from northeast to southwest. |
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It was named for the ''Active'', a [[United States]] survey vessel, the first steamer to navigate the pass in 1855.<ref>"Active Pass". Encyclopedia of British Columbia. Harbour Publishing. 2000.</ref> Currently, the pass is used by [[BC Ferries]]' passenger and vehicle ferry runs between B.C.'s [[Lower Mainland]], the southern [[Gulf Islands]] and [[Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal|Swartz Bay]] on southern [[Vancouver Island]]. It is also used by [[pleasure craft]], [[Fishing boat|fishing boats]], [[freighters]] and freight ferries. |
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A variety of wildlife may be seen in the pass, including [[Common Seal|harbour seals]], [[sea lions]], and [[bald eagles]]. |
A variety of wildlife may be seen in the pass, including [[Common Seal|harbour seals]], [[sea lions]], and [[bald eagles]]. |
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Revision as of 01:12, 15 May 2007
Active Pass is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean separating Mayne Island and Galiano Island in British Columbia, Canada's Strait of Georgia. The pass stretches 5.5 km from northeast to southwest.
It was named for the Active, a United States survey vessel, the first steamer to navigate the pass in 1855.[1] Currently, the pass is used by BC Ferries' passenger and vehicle ferry runs between B.C.'s Lower Mainland, the southern Gulf Islands and Swartz Bay on southern Vancouver Island. It is also used by pleasure craft, fishing boats, freighters and freight ferries. A variety of wildlife may be seen in the pass, including harbour seals, sea lions, and bald eagles.
Accidents in Active Pass
- On August 2, 1970, three people aboard the BC Ferry Queen of Victoria perished and the ship itself suffered close to $1 million damage when a Russian Freighter Sergey Yesinin struck it in Active Pass.[2]
- On August 9, 1979, the BC Ferry Queen of Alberni ran aground at Collinson Reef in Active Pass, causing the vessel to tip dramatically to one side. Extensive vehicle and ship damage occurred, as well as the casualty of a racehorse.[2]
References
48°51′35″N 123°18′43″W / 48.85972°N 123.31194°W
External Links
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