Georgia, Strait of

Georgia, Strait of (49˚30'00" 124˚00'00" Between Vancouver I and SW BC mainland, S of Quadra I). Capt George Vancouver called this vital inland sea, now at the heart of BC’s most populous region, the Gulph of Georgia. The name honoured England’s King George III (1738–1820) and was formally bestowed by Vancouver and his officers on June 4, 1792, the king’s birthday, at the same time that the navigator “took possession of the coast.” The previous year, Spanish naval officers...

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