Johnstone Strait

Coordinates: 50°28′0″N 126°05′0″W / 50.46667°N 126.08333°W / 50.46667; -126.08333
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Johnstone Strait
French: Détroit de Johnstone
Johnstone Strait backdropped by the Vancouver Island Ranges
Johnstone Strait is located in British Columbia
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait
Location in British Columbia
Map of Johnstone Strait (bottom) and the surrounding islands and inlets
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50°28′0″N 126°05′0″W / 50.46667°N 126.08333°W / 50.46667; -126.08333
TypeChannel
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean

Johnstone Strait (

Georgia Strait
.

Name origin

The Strait was named by Vancouver for James Johnstone, master of the armed tender Chatham. In 1792, his survey party established that Vancouver Island was an island.[2]: 271 [3]

Geography

The strait is between 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide. It is a major navigation channel on the west coast of North America. It is the preferred channel for vessels from the Strait of Georgia leaving to the north of Vancouver Island through the Queen Charlotte Strait bound for Prince Rupert, Haida Gwaii, Alaska, and the North Pacific Ocean, and for southbound vessels from those areas bound for the ports of Vancouver, Seattle and Tacoma.

There are no cities or towns along the length of the strait.

Sayward on Kelsey Bay
is near its midpoint.

Ecology

Johnstone Strait is the summer home to a large population of orcas.

During the summer months, the Strait is home to approximately 150 orcas, which are often seen by kayakers and boaters packed with tourists.

Scientists including

Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Johnstone Strait". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ISBN 0-88894-143-9. Archived from the original
    on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  3. ^ Robson, John (2007). "Hakluyt edition of Vancouver's journals". W. Kaye Lamb, editor, Vol. 2, p 616. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  4. ^ Orcalab.org

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