| Queen Charlotte Sound | |
|---|---|
| French: Bassin de la Reine-Charlotte | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Canada_British_Columbia_relief_location_map.jpg)  Queen Charlotte Sound | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Locmap-QCS-Hecate-Dixon.png) Queen Charlotte Sound as delineated by BCGNIS, along with Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance. Red dots indicate capes and points, grey text indicates island names. | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 129°00′W / 51.500°N 129.000°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
| Max. length | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Max. width | 135 km (84 mi) |
Queen Charlotte Sound (French: Bassin de la Reine-Charlotte) is a sound of the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada, between Vancouver Island in the south and Haida Gwaii in the north. It merges with Hecate Strait in the north and Queen Charlotte Strait in the south.[1]
Queen Charlotte Sound is part of the Inside Passage shipping route.
- ^ Queen Charlotte Sound Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Columbia Gazetteer of North America