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Queen Charlotte Channel

Coordinates: 49°22′39″N 123°18′24″W / 49.37750°N 123.30667°W / 49.37750; -123.30667
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49°22′39″N 123°18′24″W / 49.37750°N 123.30667°W / 49.37750; -123.30667

Queen Charlotte Channel is located in Greater Vancouver Regional District
Queen Charlotte Channel
Location of Queen Charlotte Channel in Greater Vancouver

Queen Charlotte Channel forms the southern entrance to Howe Sound, British Columbia Canada, between Bowen Island and West Vancouver.

Queen Charlotte Channel is approximately 9 km long, and varies between 3 km and 5 km wide. The channel borders on to Georgia Straight to the south (marked by the small Passage Island). And it borders on Howe Sound to the north (at the southernmost tip of Bowyer Island).

The channel was named after the Royal Navy schooner HMS Charlotte.[1]

References

  1. ^ "BC Geographical Names". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

Category:Sounds of British Columbia Category:Salish Sea Category:Geography of the Pacific Northwest