Wark Channel
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Work ChannelOfficial |
| Relative Location: | NE side of Tsimpsean Peninsula, just NE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°29'02"N, 130°13'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/8 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/5 103J/8 103J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Wark Channel adopted in the 6th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1906. Name changed to Work Channel 5 April 1927, as had been labelled on British Admiralty Chart #1923A, 1867 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |