Prince of Wales Reach

Prince of Wales Reach, Jervis Inlet
Location Jervis Inlet, S. of Princess Royal Reach, New Westminster Land District
Coordinates 49°54′00.00″N 123°55′00.00″W / 49.9000000°N 123.9166667°W / 49.9000000; -123.9166667Coordinates: 49°54′00.00″N 123°55′00.00″W / 49.9000000°N 123.9166667°W / 49.9000000; -123.9166667
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 40 km (25 mi)
Max. depth 670 m (2,200 ft)

Prince of Wales Reach is the first arm of the Jervis Inlet and is located within the Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia Canada. This arm was named during the 1860 survey by the HMS Plumber who charted all the of the area and was named after Albert Edward - the Prince Of Wales, later Edward VII, who was the second child born in 1841 to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[1]

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References

  1. Hitz, Charles W.(2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet, p.54. Sitka 2 Publishing., Kirkland, WA. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.

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