Queen Charlotte Channel Explained

Queen Charlotte Channel
Basin Countries:Canada
Part Of:Salish Sea
Type:Strait
Cities:West Vancouver
Bowen Island
Width:9km (06miles)
Length:NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
Pushpin Map:CAN BC Greater Vancouver
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Queen Charlotte Channel in Metro Vancouver
Frozen:Never

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 Strait of Georgia 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 ship HMS Queen Charlotte.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BC Geographical Names . Government of British Columbia . 7 February 2021.