Burke Channel is a channel in the
Central Coast region of the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
British Columbia
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, separating the south and east coasts of
King Island King Island, Kings Island or King's Island may refer to:
Australia
* King Island (Queensland)
* King Island, at Wellington Point, Queensland
* King Island (Tasmania)
** King Island Council, the local government area that contains the Tasmanian is ...
from the mainland.
It was first charted in 1792 by
James Johnstone, one of
George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what a ...
's officers during his
1791-1795 expedition. Vancouver named it "Burke's Channel" after
Edmund Burke
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.
References
Channels of British Columbia
Central Coast of British Columbia
Edmund Burke
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