Coastline

COASTLINE of BC stretches 7,022 km from JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT north to Alaska. The total length when the shorelines of ISLANDS are included is 27,200 km. The continental shelf, a platform of relatively shallow water less than 365 m deep, runs along the edge of the continent. Off VANCOUVER ISLAND it extends up to 50 km offshore, narrowing to the north until, at the QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, it drops away quite dramatically from the west coast. Most of the important commercial FISHING takes place in...

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