Principe Channel
Strait in the British Columbia, Canada
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Principe Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada,[1] located between Banks Island (to the West) and Pitt Island (to the East),[2] and is bounded on the south by a line from Deer Point on Banks Island, to Ring Point on Pitt Island, and bounded on the north by a line west from Keswar Point on McCauley Island to the shore of Banks Island.[3]
| Principe Channel | |
|---|---|
| Location | Range 4 Coast Land District[1] |
| Coordinates | 53°25′34″N 129°56′58″W[2] |
| Type | Channel |
| Part of | Inside Passage |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Principe Channel | |
The channel is part of a Confined Channel Assessment Area,[4] part of the North Coast Waterway,[5] and the principal navigable route between Kitimat and Browning Entrance.
The Kitselas and Gitxaalahave also designated the channel as containing traditional harvesting areas.[4][5]
Etymology
Named Spanish: Canal del Principe in 1792[6] by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño.[7]: 403 Principe means "prince".[8]
