Johnstone Strait
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Johnstone Strait is a 110 km (68 mi) long strait between the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and, running north to south, Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia coast, Hardwicke Island, West Thurlow Island and East Thurlow Island where it meets Discovery Passage and then on to the Georgia Strait.
The strait is between 2.5 km (1.5 miles)and and 5 km (3 miles) wide. It is a major navigation channel on the west coast of North America as it is the preferred channel for vessels from the Georgia Strait leaving to the north of Vancouver Island through the Queen Charlotte Strait bound for Prince Rupert, Haida Gwaii, Alaska, and the North Pacific Ocean and for south bound vessels from those areas bound for the Port of Vancouver.
There are no cities or towns along the length of the strait. Telegraph Cove and Robson Bight are along the strait near its north and the village of Sayward on Kelsey Bay is near its mid point.
