Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.)
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- Work cat.: Murray, R.A. Analysis of artifacts from four Duke Point area sites, 1982.
- Web. geog.
- Rand McNally.
- Lippincott.
- Osborne, R. An historical ecology of Salish Sea "resident" killer whales (Orcinus orca), c1999:abstr. (inland waters of Georgia Strait, Juan de Fuca Strait, and Puget Sound, a geographic region referred to as the "Salish Sea")
- OCLC, Oct. 10, 2000(ti: CasualNaturalist's guide to the Salish Sea; Salish Sea Expeditions)
- GNIS, Oct. 10, 2000(Georgia, Strait of, channel, mostly in Canada; extends NW from the N ends of Rosario Strait and Boundary Pass between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia; the southern boundary extends from East Point (Saturna Island), British Columbia to Alden Point (Patos Island), Washington, then follows the n shores of Patos, Sucia, Matia, and Puffin Islands and continues along a line to Point Migley (Lummi Island); variant names: Georgia Strait, Gran Canal de Nuestra Senora del Rosario la Marinera, Gulf of Georgia; no entry under Salish Sea)
- Querying Canadian geographical names WWW site, Oct. 10, 2000(Strait of Georgia, B.C., channel, location: Nanaimo, 49⁰30ʹ00ʺN 124⁰00ʹ00ʺW; no entry under Salish Sea)
- Harley, C.D.G. Environmental modification of biological interactions, 2001:p. 103 (the Northwest Straits comprise the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia, and Puget Sound)
Wikipedia description:
The Strait of Georgia (French: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait 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). 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.
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