Queen Charlotte Strait
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Queen Charlotte Strait[1] is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage and via them to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound. It forms part of the Inside Passage from Washington to Alaska. The term Queen Charlotte Strait is also used to refer to the general region and its many communities, notably of the Kwakwakaʼwakw peoples. Despite its name, Queen Charlotte Strait does not lie between Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) and the mainland; that body of water is named Hecate Strait.
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Queen Charlotte Strait | |
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French: Détroit de la Reine-Charlotte | |
Location | British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°50′16″N 127°27′29″W |
Type | Strait |
Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
Settlements | Alert Bay, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Sointula |
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