Pearse Canal

Pearse Canal
Map of Pearse Canal
Pearse Canal Location in British Columbia
Location	Alaska and British Columbia
Coordinates	54°53′54″N 130°23′33″W / 54.89833°N 130.39250°W / 54.89833; -130.39250 (Pearse Canal)
Type	Channel or Strait
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Canada and United States

Pearse Canal^[1] is a channel or strait forming part of the Canada–United States border at the southern end of the Alaska Panhandle and adjacent to the mouth of Portland Inlet. It is on the northwest side of Wales and Pearse Islands,^[2] which are in British Columbia, Canada, and forms part of the southwestern edge of Misty Fiords National Monument in Alaska, United States. The southwest entrance to the strait is between Phipp Point and Maie Point, both in Alaska.