Discovery Passage | |
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French: Passage Discovery | |
![]() Looking south from between Vancouver Island and Sonora Island | |
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Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 50°13′N 125°23′W / 50.217°N 125.383°W |
Type | Strait |
Part of | Inside Passage, Discovery Islands |
Ocean/sea sources | Salish Sea |
Max. length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Max. depth | 100 m (330 ft)[1] |
Sections/sub-basins | Seymour Narrows |
Discovery Passage (French: Passage Discovery) is a strait that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Discovery Islands of British Columbia. The strait is considered the most important natural passage for vessels' entering or leaving the Salish Sea from the north.