Trincomali Channel

Trincomali Channel
Looking up Trincomali Channel from Sutil Mountain on Galiano Island
Trincomali Channel is located in British Columbia
Trincomali Channel
Trincomali Channel
Map of the Southern Gulf Islands showing Trincomali Channel (centre left)
LocationSouthern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates48°58′00″N 123°35′00″W / 48.96667°N 123.58333°W / 48.96667; -123.58333
TypeChannel
Part ofSalish Sea
Max. length34 kilometres (21 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)

Trincomali Channel is a channel between Galiano Island and Saltspring Island in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

Trincomali Channel is named for the ship HMS Trincomalee, which was assigned to the Royal Navy's Pacific Station at Esquimalt from 1852 to 1856.[1]: 273 

Geography

Trincomali Channel is located between Pylades Island to the north; Thetis, Penelakut, and Salt Spring Islands to the west; Valdes and Galiano Islands to the east; and Prevost Island to the south.[2] Active Pass and Porlier Pass link the channel to the Strait of Georgia at the south and north ends of Galiano Island, respectively.

The channel contains several islands, the largest being Parker Island located southwest of Galiano Island.

See also

References

  1. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  2. ^ "Trincomali Channel". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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