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Skookumchuck Narrows [1] is a strait forming the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, standing waves, whitecaps, and whirlpools form at the rapids ...
Seymour Narrows is a 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) section of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia known for strong tidal currents. [1] Discovery Passage lies between Vancouver Island at Menzies Bay, British Columbia and Quadra Island except at its northern end where the eastern shoreline is Sonora Island.
Location: British Columbia: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Fjord lake and Tidal lake: Primary inflows: Pitt River: Primary outflows: Pitt River: Basin countries: Canada: Max. length: 24 km (15 mi): Max. width: 4.5 km (2.8 mi): Surface area: 53.5 km 2 (20.7 sq mi): Max. depth: 150 m (490 ft): Surface elevation: 3 m (9.8 ft) [2]: Islands: Goose, Little Goose, Gosling: References: [1]: Pitt Lake is the ...
In 2014, Street View imagery of Fort McMurray was uploaded. The northern Alberta city was the last remaining major Canadian urban area to be imaged. In 2016, Street View imagery of various roads in Nain were uploaded. [10] The only communities in Labrador with street view images are Red Bay, Churchill Falls, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and Nain. [11]
Ripple Rock (French: Roche Ripple) [1] is an underwater mountain located in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada.It had two peaks (2.74 metres and 6.4 metres below the surface at low tide) that produced large, dangerous eddies from the strong tidal currents that flowed around them at low tide.
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Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada.It is part of the Kootenay River.The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water.
Its Haida name, SG̱ang Gwaay, refers to the wailing sound made when winds push through a hole in the rocks at a certain tide level. [1] It reveals a 2000 year history and contains fragments from a rich culture and once prosperous village, including Ninstints totem poles and longhouses.