Hecate Strait

E39990

body of water strait

Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → strait →
adjacentTo	Haida Gwaii Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site →
averageDepth	approximately 26 metres →
borderedBy	Dixon Entrance → Douglas Channel system → Haida Gwaii → Queen Charlotte Sound →
characteristic	often stormy → shallow → wide →
climate	cool maritime →
country	Canada →
ecoregion	temperate coastal marine ecosystem →
governedBy	Fisheries and Oceans Canada → Transport Canada →
hasBiodiversity	commercial fish species → marine mammals → seabirds →
hasFeature	frequent storms → large tidal ranges → shallow continental shelf waters →
hasStrong	currents → winds →
knownFor	hazardous navigation conditions → rough seas →
length	approximately 260 kilometres →
locatedBetween	Haida Gwaii → mainland British Columbia →
locatedIn	British Columbia → Pacific Ocean →
locatedOnCoastOf	Canada →
maximumDepth	approximately 100 metres →
namedAfter	Hecate →
near	Kitimat → Prince Rupert →
oceanographicRegion	Northeast Pacific →
partOf	Inside Passage →
separates	Haida Gwaii → mainland coast of British Columbia →
subjectOf	Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area →
usedFor	Indigenous subsistence fishing → commercial fishing → marine transportation →
width	approximately 80 to 140 kilometres →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Port of Prince Rupert → Prince Rupert, British Columbia →	locatedNear
British Columbia →	bordersBodyOfWater
Canada West Coast →	hasPart
Prince Rupert →	nearbyBodyOfWater