Looking west across the Straight from Iona Park in Richmond towards Gabriola and Valdes Islands.
The Strait of Georgia (French: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait[3] is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of Washington, United States. It is approximately 240 kilometres (150 mi) long and varies in width from 20 to 58 kilometres (12 to 36 mi).[4] Along with the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, it is a constituent part of the Salish Sea.
Archipelagos and narrow channels mark each end of the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands in the south, and the Discovery Islands in the north. The main channels to the south are Boundary Pass, Haro Strait and Rosario Strait, which connect the Strait of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In the north, Discovery Passage is the main channel connecting the Strait of Georgia to Johnstone Strait. The strait is a major navigation channel on the west coast of North America, owing to the presence of the port of Vancouver, and also due to its role as the southern entrance to the Intracoastal route known as the Inside Passage.
^Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, NOAA-NWFSC
^Pawlowicz, Rich; Riche, Olivier; Halverson, Mark (2007). "The circulation and residence time of the strait of Georgia using a simple mixing‐box approach". Atmosphere-Ocean. 45 (4): 173–193. doi:10.3137/ao.450401. ISSN 0705-5900. S2CID 129018974.
^BCGNIS "Georgia Strait" Archived 2007-08-15 at archive.today
^Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, NOAA-NWFSC
The StraitofGeorgia (French: Détroit de Géorgie) or the GeorgiaStrait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern...
The Straitof Juan de Fuca (officially named Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada) is a body of water about 96 miles (83 nmi; 154 km) long that is the Salish...
sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes the StraitofGeorgia, the...
should follow between the StraitofGeorgia and the Straitof Juan de Fuca, leading to a boundary dispute. In 1852, the Territory of Oregon created Island...
States Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada StraitofGeorgia, British Columbia, Canada Georgia, Cornwall, England, UK South Georgia and...
The Haro Strait is one of the main channels connecting the StraitofGeorgia to the Straitof Juan de Fuca, separating Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands...
the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north to the StraitofGeorgia. The USGS defines its southern boundary as a line extending from Point...
geologically form part of the larger Gulf Archipelago. Strictly speaking, the StraitofGeorgia is only the wide, open waters of the main strait between the mainland...
Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver to the north. Burrard Inlet opens west into the StraitofGeorgia between Point Atkinson and Point...
exist, and lists them in sequence from the South Arm of the Fraser River at the StraitofGeorgia upstream to its source. Listed separately on this page...
highway closure on Vancouver Island (separated from Vancouver by the StraitofGeorgia and not connected by a bridge) resulted in the "small adjustment"...
fixed link is any of various proposals to construct a fixed link by bridges, tunnels, and/or causeways across the StraitofGeorgia, which connects Vancouver...
Geographic Names as the collective waters of Puget Sound, the Straitof Juan de Fuca, and the StraitofGeorgia. Sometimes the terms "Puget Sound" and "Puget...
is built at the southwestern end of a 3 km (1.9 mi) causeway (part of Highway 17) that juts into the StraitofGeorgia. Boundary Bay Airport, a major training...
them to the StraitofGeorgia and Puget Sound. It forms part of the Inside Passage from Washington to Alaska. The term Queen Charlotte Strait is also used...
following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance...
and central StraitofGeorgia (depths 170–300 m), and the Fraser River delta. The NEPTUNE observatory is situated off the west coast of Vancouver Island...
behalf of Great Britain, including the StraitofGeorgia, the bays and inlets of Puget Sound, and the Johnstone Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait and much of the...
(11 km) south of Blaine and eight miles (13 km) northwest of Ferndale, a few miles south of the Canada–US border, on the StraitofGeorgia between Birch...
Cowichan Valley Regional District across the StraitofGeorgia to the west. The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional...
the southwestern end of a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) causeway that juts out into the StraitofGeorgia off the mainland at the community of Tsawwassen. With an...
and Valdes Islands protect these smaller islands from the more open StraitofGeorgia. De Courcy Island is home to Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park....
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