Johnstone Strait

Geographical location

The Johnstone Strait (English Johnstone Strait) is a 110 km long strait on the north east coast of Vancouver Iceland in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Opposite the Vancouver Iceland coast are, from north to south: Hanson Iceland, West Cracroft Iceland, the mainland ( coast of British Columbia), Hardwicke Iceland, West Thurlow Iceland and East Thurlow Iceland. At this point the Johnstone Strait meets Discovery Passage which leads on to the Georgia Strait.

The strait has a width of between 2.5 km and 5 km. She is a Hauptschifffahrtsweg on the west coast of North America, which the ports in the Georgia Strait (in particular the Port of Vancouver ) with Prince Rupert, Alaska and the North Pacific connects.

In the summer months the strait is host to nearly 150 killer whales ( Orcas ), which represent an attraction for kayakers and tourist boats. Scientists such as Michael Bigg and Paul Spong observe here the orcas since 1970. Spong founded the OrcaLab, which has the aim to study the killer whales in their natural habitat without disturbing them in any way. The strait is the Robson Bight (Michael Bigg ) Ecological Reserve.

The strait was named by George Vancouver to James Johnstone, a master on the armed tender Chatham. 1792 saw Vancouver's expedition that Vancouver Iceland was an island.

There are no towns along the Johnstone Strait. Telegraph Cove and Robson Bight on Vancouver Iceland situated on the coast near the northern end of the strait. The settlement Sayward at the Kelsey Bay is located about halfway along the Straits.