Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia , Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage and via them to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound . It forms part of the Inside Passage from Washington to Alaska . The term Queen Charlotte Strait is also used to refer to the general region and its many communities, notably of the Kwakwakaʼwakw peoples. Despite its name, Queen Charlotte Strait does not lie between Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) and the mainland; that body of water is named Hecate Strait .
13-609: Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District , British Columbia . The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw , Namgis , Ma'amtagila and Tlowitsis nations of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. Broughton Archipelago was named in 1792 by George Vancouver in honour of William Robert Broughton ,
26-482: A high price. In 1850–1851 the village of Nahwitti was shelled and burned to the ground twice by the British Navy . Most of the inhabitants fled to Bull Harbour on Hope Island. The Nahwitti people called their new village on Hope Island "Meloopa". Many eventually relocated again to Alert Bay . The village site on Hope Island remains an Indian reserve called "Hope Island 1". Near the original village, on Cape Sutil,
39-485: A line between Cape Sutil and Cape Caution to separate Queen Charlotte Sound and Queen Charlotte Strait . Nahwitti was a Kwakwakaʼwakw First Nation village located just east of Cape Sutil. It was a major trading site during the maritime fur trade era of approximately 1790 to 1850. Today it is an Indian reserve under the administration of the Kwakwakaʼwakw Tlatlasikwala Nation . During
52-521: A location on the Central Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an island or group of islands in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Queen Charlotte Strait Queen Charlotte Sound was named by James Strange on August 5, 1786, in honour of Queen Charlotte , the consort of King George III . Strange
65-560: Is defined as a line running Cape Sutil , at the north end of Vancouver Island, to Cape Caution on the mainland. The southern end of Queen Charlotte Strait is described as "several narrow channels north and east of Malcolm Island ". The strait lies between the mainland and Vancouver Island portions of the Regional District of Mount Waddington , a form of regional municipal governance with power over zoning, building and sewer permits and inter-municipal integration. Most communities in
78-487: Is the headland at the northernmost point of Vancouver Island , in the Canadian Province of British Columbia . Cape Sutil was named in 1792 by Spanish explorers Dionisio Alcalá Galiano and Cayetano Valdés y Flores during their circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, done in partial cooperation with George Vancouver . The name refers to Galiano's goleta , Sutil . In 1860 or 1862 George Henry Richards named
91-569: The BCGNIS and Hydrographic Service distinguished between Queen Charlotte Sound and Queen Charlotte Strait. George Vancouver , who used the name in his maps and writings, wrote that the sound was named by Mr. S. Wedgeborough, in command of the Experiment under James Strange, but this is probably a mistake. According to the BC Geographical Names , the northern boundary of Queen Charlotte Strait
104-667: The Broughton Archipelago are as follows: Major waterways include Beware Passage , Broughton Strait , Clio Channel , Fife Sound , Johnstone Strait , Kingcome Inlet , Knight Inlet , Retreat Passage , Tribune Channel , and Wells Passage . The archipelago is rich in biodiversity and culturally significant sites. Protected areas include Broughton Archipelago Conservancy , Broughton Archipelago Provincial Park , Burdwood Group Conservancy , Cormorant Channel Marine Provincial Park , Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park , and Qwiquallaaq/Boat Bay Conservancy . This article about
117-438: The captain of the expedition's second ship, HMS Chatham . The Broughton Archipelago includes numerous islands and islets scattered throughout the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait . The largest island of the archipelago is Gilford Island with a total area of 384 km (148 sq mi). Cormorant Island is the most densely populated island with 270 residents/km (710 residents/mi) as of 2016. The major islands of
130-591: The early 19th century Nahwitti was the principal town of the Nahwitti First Nation. It was one of the most popular sites for Western trading vessels on the Pacific Northwest coast, and the primary point of contact with the Kwakwakaʼwakw peoples. Hundreds of trading vessels, mostly British and American , visited during this time, mainly seeking sea otter skins to take to China , where they commanded
143-504: The headland Cape Commerell. The name Sutil was restored by the Geographic Board of Canada in 1905 or 1906. Cape Sutil is the northernmost point of Vancouver Island. It is located at the western end of Goletas Channel near Hope Island . The westernmost point of Hope Island, Mexicana Point, was named for Cayetano Valdés's vessel, Mexicana . Goletas Channel was also named by Galiano and Valdés in 1792. BC Geographical Names uses
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#1732855555156156-449: The region, however, are Indian reserve communities of the Kwakwakaʼwakw peoples which are outside the jurisdiction of regional district governance. The traditional territories of most of the various Kwakwaka'wakw peoples overlap in the strait, which is a vital fishery resource and transportation link between their communities. [REDACTED] Media related to Queen Charlotte Strait at Wikimedia Commons Cape Sutil Cape Sutil
169-602: Was the leader of a fur trading expedition of two vessels, the Captain Cook , under Captain Henry Lawrie, and the Experiment , under Captain John Guise. During a boat excursion up Goletas Channel , Strange saw an opening ahead and named it Queen Charlotte Sound. The body of water he named was what is today known as Queen Charlotte Strait. For some time Queen Charlotte Strait was also called Queen Charlotte Sound, until 1920 when
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