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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claim to have explored the Strait of Anián—now known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca—between Vancouver Island (now part of British Columbia, Canada) and...
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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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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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Pig War (1859) (redirect from San Juan Boundary Dispute)
the middle of the said channel, and of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the Pacific Ocean." However, two straits could be called the middle of the channel:...
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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...
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merchant ship and suspected spy vessel Kapitan Man, which was in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in U.S. territorial waters near Port Angeles, Washington. The Canadian...
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50000 Juan de Fuca Channel is a submarine channel off the shore of Washington state, United States and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Juan de Fuca Channel...
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Salish Sea (category Articles using infobox body of water without alt)
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways. The sea stretches from the channels of the...
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Puget Sound (category Bodies of water of Island County, Washington)
on 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...
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Mount Baker (category Stratovolcanoes of the United States)
ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6. Quimper, Manuel (1790). "Map of the "Northwest Coast of North America — Strait of Juan de Fuca" which includes Mount Baker and the Cascade...
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Cape Flattery (redirect from Fuca Pillar)
northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States. It is in Clallam County, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca joins the Pacific...
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Sombrio Beach (category Juan de Fuca region)
Canada, southeast of the settlement of Port Renfrew. It is on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, west of Sombrio Point...
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to the east, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the south. Malahat-Juan de Fuca was created prior to the 1991 election from parts of Esquimalt-Port Renfrew...
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Deception Pass (redirect from Deception Pass strait)
Washington. It connects Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A pair of bridges known collectively as Deception Pass Bridge cross...
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Rosario Strait is a strait in northern Washington state, separating San Juan County and Skagit and Whatcom Counties. It extends from the Strait of Juan de Fuca...
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Elwha River (category Rivers of Washington (state))
state of Washington. From its source at Elwha snowfinger in the Olympic Mountains, it flows generally north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Most of the river's...
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account claims de Fuca found a large strait, with a large island at its mouth, at around 47° north latitude. The Strait of Juan de Fuca is in fact at around...
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Oregon boundary dispute (redirect from Partition of Oregon)
middle of the said channel" to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. During the so-called Pig War, both nations agreed to a joint military occupation of the islands...
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Washington (state) (redirect from Estado de Washington)
entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but Cook did not realize the strait existed. It was not discovered until Charles William Barkley, captain of the Imperial...
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Juan de Fuca was a Greek maritime explorer. Juan de Fuca may also refer to: Strait of Juan de Fuca, a strait separating Vancouver Island from the Olympic...
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Clallam County, Washington (category Washington (state) placenames of Native American origin)
south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which forms the Canada–US border, as British Columbia's Vancouver Island is across the strait. Clallam County...
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the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A Indian reserve and the town of View...
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adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities. The origin of its name is...
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Washington State Route 112 (redirect from Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway)
State Route 112 (SR 112, named the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway) is a state highway and scenic byway in the U.S. state of Washington. It runs east–west for...
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Wakashan languages (category Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast)
Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. As is typical of the Northwest Coast, Wakashan languages have large...
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Admiralty Inlet (category Bodies of water of Island County, Washington)
Admiralty Inlet is a strait in the U.S. state of Washington connecting the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Puget Sound. It lies between Whidbey...
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sovereignty of the island and the location of the maritime boundary taking into account who is the rightful owner of the island. Strait of Juan de Fuca (Washington...
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USS LCI(L)-652 (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
about 70 miles (110 km) off the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships...
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Canada–United States border (category Borders of Canada)
state of Washington. It follows the Strait of Juan de Fuca eastward, turning northeastward to enter Haro Strait. The border follows the strait in a northward...
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