Georgia Strait
| Feature Type: | Strait - Passage, usually navigable, connecting two larger bodies of water. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | Between Vancouver Island and SW British Columbia mainland, S of Quadra Island |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°22'59"N, 124°00'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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The official name of the waterbody is Strait of Georgia; the form "Georgia Strait" is frequently heard, perpetuated by the Vancouver weekly free newspaper "Georgia Straight." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |