Burke Channel

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Burke Channel [1] is a channel in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, separating the south and east coasts of King Island from the mainland. [2] It was first charted in 1792 by James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-1795 expedition. Vancouver named it "Burke's Channel" after Edmund Burke. [3] [4] : 32 

References

  1. ↑ "Burke Channel". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Burke Channel". BC Geographical Names .
  3. ↑ Vancouver, George; Vancouver, John (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.
  4. ↑ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN   0-7748-0636-2

52°09′14″N127°27′48″W / 52.15389°N 127.46333°W / 52.15389; -127.46333 (Burke Channel)


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