Johnstone Strait

Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait
French: Détroit de Johnstone
	Johnstone Strait backdropped by the Vancouver Island Ranges
	Johnstone Strait Location in British Columbia
	Map of Johnstone Strait (bottom) and the surrounding islands and inlets
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	50°28′0″N 126°05′0″W
Type	Strait
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean

Johnstone Strait (French: Détroit de Johnstone) is a strait next to the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Name origin

The Strait was named after James Johnstone by George Vancouver. Johnstone was the master of the armed tender Chatham. In 1792, he proved that Vancouver Island is an island.[1]^:271[2]

Geography

Ships going from the Strait of Georgia that are leaving to the north of Vancouver Island through the Queen Charlotte Strait like to go through here. They are often going to Prince Rupert, Haida Gwaii, Alaska, or the North Pacific Ocean. Ships going down from those areas to the ports of Vancouver, Seattle, and Tacoma also like to go through this strait.

There are no cities or towns along the strait. Telegraph Cove and Robson Bight on Vancouver Island are near the north end of the strait. The village of Sayward at Kelsey Bay is near the middle.

Ecology

Johnstone Strait is the summer home of a big population of orcas.

The strait has about 150 orcas in it in summer. They are often seen next to kayaks and boats.

References

Walbran, Captain John T. (1971). British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.). Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0-88894-143-9. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
Robson, John (2007). "Hakluyt edition of Vancouver's journals". W. Kaye Lamb, editor, Vol. 2, p 616. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-27.

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[1] Walbran, Captain John T. (1971). British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.). Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0-88894-143-9. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

[2] Robson, John (2007). "Hakluyt edition of Vancouver's journals". W. Kaye Lamb, editor, Vol. 2, p 616. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-27.