The international border between the two countries passes through the center of the strait. The Strait of Juan de Fuca was named in the year by English captain Charles William Barkley in the honor of a Greek mariner, Juan de Fuca, who had explored the area as a part of the Spanish expedition in The strait serves as an outlet of the Salish Sea into the Pacific Ocean.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is about km in length and its width ranges from 19 to 40 km. Enter your suggested edit s to this article in the form field below. Accessed 12 November In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published November 24, ; Last Edited January 24, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s. Thank you for your submission Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions.
The decision to standardize the form Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada " Robertson to Geographic Board of Canada, citing advice from Col. Wolfenden, who had been government printer during the colonial period of the s.
The breadth of the strait between Cape Flattery, its southern point of entrance, and Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island its northern point of entrance is 12 miles; within these points it has a breadth averaging 12 miles in an easterly direction for 60 miles
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