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Strait of Georgia
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Strait of Georgia
The
Strait of Georgia
or the
Georgia Strait
is a
strait
between
Vancouver Island
, and the mainland coast of
British Columbia
,
Canada
and extreme northern
Washington
,
United States
. It is approximately long and varies in width from . 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
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 infracoastal route known as the
Inside Passage
.
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