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...
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The Strait of 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...
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The Haro Strait is one of the main channels connecting the Strait of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, separating Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands...
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Salish Sea (category Articles using infobox body of water without alt)
sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes the Strait of Georgia, the...
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San Juan Islands (redirect from History of the San Juan Islands)
should follow between the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, leading to a boundary dispute. In 1852, the Territory of Oregon created Island...
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States Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada Georgia, Cornwall, England, UK South Georgia and...
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the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north to the Strait of Georgia. The USGS defines its southern boundary as a line extending from Point...
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Gulf Islands (category Strait of Georgia)
geologically form part of the larger Gulf Archipelago. Strictly speaking, the Strait of Georgia is only the wide, open waters of the main strait between the mainland...
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Global Liveability Ranking (category International quality of life rankings)
highway closure on Vancouver Island (separated from Vancouver by the Strait of Georgia and not connected by a bridge) resulted in the "small adjustment"...
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Burrard Inlet (category Articles using infobox body of water without alt)
Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver to the north. Burrard Inlet opens west into the Strait of Georgia between Point Atkinson and Point...
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Point Roberts, Washington (category Border irregularities of the United States)
ship of Vancouver's expedition. The two parties made contact and agreed to share information and work together in mapping the Strait of Georgia. Point...
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49th parallel north (category Lists of coordinates)
Strait of Georgia to the Lake of the Woods. This international border was specified in the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 and the Oregon Treaty of...
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Puget Sound (category Bodies of water of Island County, Washington)
Geographic Names as the collective waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Strait of Georgia. Sometimes the terms "Puget Sound" and "Puget...
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José María Narváez (category Explorers of British Columbia)
size and nature of the Strait of Georgia. Because numerous whales had been seen in the Strait of Georgia, but few in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Eliza correctly...
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fixed link is any of various proposals to construct a fixed link by bridges, tunnels, and/or causeways across the Strait of Georgia, which connects Vancouver...
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is built at the southwestern end of a 3 km (1.9 mi) causeway (part of Highway 17) that juts into the Strait of Georgia. Boundary Bay Airport, a major training...
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located in the Strait of Georgia of British Columbia, Canada. With an area of 300.45 km2 (116.00 sq mi), it is the largest island of the Gulf Islands...
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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger...
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them to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound. It forms part of the Inside Passage from Washington to Alaska. The term Queen Charlotte Strait is also used...
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Pacific Northwest (redirect from History of the Pacific Northwest)
behalf of Great Britain, including the Strait of Georgia, the bays and inlets of Puget Sound, and the Johnstone Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait and much of the...
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exist, and lists them in sequence from the South Arm of the Fraser River at the Strait of Georgia upstream to its source. Listed separately on this page...
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Pig War (1859) (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
Island to the west, overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the entry point to Haro Strait, leading to the Strait of Georgia, the nation that held the San Juan...
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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...
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Ocean Networks Canada (section Strait of Georgia)
and central Strait of Georgia (depths 170–300 m), and the Fraser River delta. The NEPTUNE observatory is situated off the west coast of Vancouver Island...
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point, the strait meets Discovery Passage which connects to Georgia Strait. The Strait was named by Vancouver for James Johnstone, master of the armed...
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Fraser River (redirect from History of the Fraser River)
and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth...
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Canada–United States border (category Borders of Canada)
Islands. Upon reaching the Strait of Georgia, the border turns due north and then towards the northwest, bisecting the strait until the 49th parallel north...
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Metro Vancouver Regional District (category Geography of Vancouver)
Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west. The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional...
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regions: JF=Strait of Juan de Fuca; SJ=San Juan Islands; BB=Bellingham Bay; SG=southern Strait of Georgia; NG=northern Strait of Georgia; NS=northern...
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Northwest Angle (category Geography of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota)
westward to the Strait of Georgia (between the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia). The land area of the Angle is separated...
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