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[[File:Looking across the Straight of Georgia from Iona Island.jpg|thumb|Looking east across the Straight from Iona Park in Richmond towards Gabriola and Valdes Islands.]]
The '''Strait of Georgia''' ({{lang-fr|Détroit de Géorgie}}) or the '''Georgia Strait'''<ref>[https://archive.istoday/20070815193807/http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=6050 BCGNIS "Georgia Strait"]</ref> is an arm of the [[Salish Sea]] between [[Vancouver Island]] and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of [[British Columbia]], Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. It is approximately {{convert|240|km|mi}} long and varies in width from {{convert|20|to|58|km|mi}}.<ref name=noaa>[http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/techmemos/tm44/environment.htm Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513125424/http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/techmemos/tm44/environment.htm |date=2009-05-13 }}, NOAA-NWFSC</ref> Along with the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]] and [[Puget Sound]], it is a constituent part of the [[Salish Sea]].
 
Archipelagos and narrow channels mark each end of the Strait of Georgia, the [[Gulf Islands]] and [[San Juan Islands]] in the south, and the [[Discovery Islands]] in the north. The main channels to the south are [[Boundary Pass]], [[Haro Strait]] and [[Rosario Strait]], which connect the Strait of Georgia to the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]]. In the north, [[Discovery Passage]] is the main channel connecting the Strait of Georgia to [[Johnstone Strait]]. The strait is a major navigation channel on the west coast of [[North America]], owing to the presence of the port of [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], and also due to its role as the southern entrance to the Intracoastal route known as the [[Inside Passage]].
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