| Principe Channel | |
|---|---|
| Location | Range 4 Coast Land District[1] |
| Coordinates | 53°25′34″N 129°56′58″W / 53.42611°N 129.94944°W[2] |
| Type | Channel |
| Part of | Inside Passage |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Principe Channel | |
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]
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
[edit]Named Spanish: Canal del Principe in 1792[6] by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño.[7]: 403 Principe means "prince".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Principe Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ a b "Principe Channel". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations (C.R.C., c. 413), section 5". Justice Laws Website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ a b Marine Fisheries Technical Data Report (PDF). Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Technical data report). Government of Canada. 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ a b British Columbia North Coast Waterway Management Guidelines (PDF) (Government report). Ottawa, Ontario; British Columbia: Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (December 1, 1990). "Major Water Features of the British Columbia Coast: Names and Generic Terms". Onomastica Canadiana. 72 (2): 45–56. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Walbran, John T. (1909). British Columbia Coast Names, 1592–1906, to Which Are Added a Few Names in Adjacent United States Territory: Their Origin and History, with Map and Illustrations. BC Historical Books. Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1962). Publications. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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