Johnstone Passage
The Johnstone Strait is a 110 km channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia Coast, Hardwicke Island, West Thurlow Island and East Thurlow Island.
- Type: Channel
- Description: strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Detroit de Johnstone”, “Détroit de johnstone”, “Détroit De Johnstone”, “Estrecho de johnstone”, and “Johnstone Strait”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelsey Bay.
Kelsey Bay
Hamlet
Kelsey Bay is a small coastal settlement located… Kelsey Bay is situated 6 km southeast of Johnstone Passage.
Johnstone Passage
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.44395° or 50° 26′ 38″ north
Longitude
-126.01507° or 126° 0′ 54″ west
Open location code
942MCXVM+HX
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Johnstone Passage” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مضيق جونستون”
- Catalan: “estret de Johnstone”
- Catalan: “Estret de Johnstone”
- Cebuano: “Johnstone Strait”
- Chinese: “約翰斯通海峽”
- French: “détroit de Johnstone”
- French: “Détroit de Johnstone”
- German: “Johnstone-Straße”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Johnstonestredet”
- Norwegian: “Johnstonestredet”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Johnstone”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Johnstone (tjesnac)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Johnstone”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Johnstone”
- Swedish: “Johnstone Strait”
- Ukrainian: “Протока Джонстон (Канади)”
- Ukrainian: “Протока Джонстон”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Port Neville and Hardwicke Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fanny Island and Clarence Island.
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