Burke Channel

Burke Channel[1] is a channel in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, separating the south and east coasts of King Island from the mainland.[2] It was first charted in 1792 by James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition. Vancouver named it "Burke's Channel" after Edmund Burke.[3][4]:32

References
  1. "Burke Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "Burke Channel". BC Geographical Names.
  3. Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.
  4. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2


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