| Waddington Channel | |
|---|---|
  Waddington Channel | |
 Waddington Channel is located between East Redonda and West Redonda Island | |
| Location | Discovery Islands, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°12′36″N124°46′53″W / 50.21000°N 124.78139°W Coordinates: 50°12′36″N124°46′53″W / 50.21000°N 124.78139°W |
| Type | Strait |
| Ocean/sea sources | Salish Sea |
| References | [1] |
Waddington Channel [1] is a strait located between East Redonda and West Redonda Island of the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
Waddington Channel connects Desolation Sound to the south with Pryce Channel to the north. Pendrell Sound branches off of the main channel to the northeast, deeply incising West Redonda Island.
The channel contains two major islands: Allies Island [2] and Elworthy Island. [3]
The northern hydrological limit of Waddington Channel delineates part of the northern limit of the Salish Sea. [4]
Notable provincial parks and protected located within Waddington Channel include:
Desolation Sound is a deep water sound at the northern end of the Salish Sea and of the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada.
Gibson Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the southeast end of Flores Island in the central Clayoquot Sound region of Vancouver Island. The park was created on 13 November 1967. It contains approximately 143 hectares and is adjacent to Flores Island Provincial Park.
Walsh Cove Provincial Park is a provincial park in located on the northeast corner of West Redonda Island in British Columbia, Canada. The park is approximately 85 ha. in size and overlooks Waddington Channel.
Roscoe Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, comprising the southeast portion of West Redonda Island, facing Desolation Sound and Waddington Channel.
Tranquil Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the head of the Kennedy River, east of the head of Bedwell Sound on Vancouver Island.
East Redonda Island is a coastal island in British Columbia, Canada, part of the Discovery Islands archipelago. It lies just to the north of Desolation Sound Marine Park, which is located off the north end of the Malaspina Peninsula at the mouth of Toba Inlet within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District.
Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Namgis, Ma'amtagila and Tlowitsis nations of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples.
West Redonda Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, an archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland, and between the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait.
Quatsino Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the northernmost of the five sounds that pierce the west coast of Vancouver Island, the others being Kyuquot Sound, Nootka Sound, Clayoquot Sound, and Barkley Sound.
Sutil Channel is a broad strait located in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, Canada.
Skidegate Channel is a strait located in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of British Columbia, Canada. It divides the archipelago's two main islands, Graham Island to the north and Moresby Island to the south.
Pendrell Sound is a sound located in the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada. The sound branches off from Waddington Channel and deeply incises East Redonda Island.
Hardy Island is an island of the Northern Gulf Islands archipelago located in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia.
Lewis Channel is a strait located between Cortes Island and West Redonda Island in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the northern Salish Sea.
Homfray Channel is a deep water channel located between East Redonda and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Francis Peninsula, also known as Beaver Island, is a tidal island located on the west coast of the Sechelt Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada.
Calm Channel is a channel located between several major islands of the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada. The channel is an important waterway for boats transiting the archipelago.
The Burdwood Group Conservancy is a conservancy located in the Broughton Archipelago in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. It was established by BC Parks on 13 March 2009 to protect a unique cluster of forested islands and islets situated at the entrance to Tribune Channel.
Duu Guusd Heritage Site/Conservancy is a heritage site and conservancy located in the northwest corner of Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on March 23, 2008 to protect the ecological integrity and cultural importance of the region. The conservancy is part of an archipelago-wide system of protected areas that includes Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, and 17 other provincially protected areas.