Douglas Channel

Douglas Channel
Douglas Channel
Douglas Channel Location in British Columbia
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	53°40′N 129°08′W / 53.667°N 129.133°W / 53.667; -129.133 (Douglas Channel)
Type	Fjord
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean

Douglas Channel^[1] is one of the principal inlets (or fjords) of the British Columbia Coast, into which the Kitimat River flows. The channel was named in honour of Sir James Douglas, the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia.^[2] The official length, from the head of Kitimat Arm and the aluminum smelter town of Kitimat to Wright Sound (on the Inside Passage ferry route), is 90 km (56 mi). The full length of the fjord's waterways includes waters between Kitimat and the open waters of the Hecate Strait, outside of the coastal archipelago, stretching for another 60 km (37 mi), reaching 140 km (87 mi) in-total.