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Juan de Fuca Strait

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Juan de Fuca Strait , inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 100 mi (161 km) long and 11 to 17 mi (18–27 km) wide, between Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Washington state, linking the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound with the Pacific; forms part of the U.S.-Canada border. Victoria, British Columbia, the strait's largest city, is located at its eastern end; ferries connect it with the U.S. mainland. Discovered by the English captain Charles W. Barkley in 1787, the strait was named for a sailor, Juan de Fuca, who reputedly had explored it for Spain in 1592.

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Strait of Juan de Fuca

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Strait of Juan de Fuca, Canada‐USA A strait between Vancouver Island and Washington named after Juan de Fuca, the name adopted when sailing for the Spanish by a Greek navigator, Apostolos Valerianus. He is said to have claimed to have found a passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans between the latitudes of 47° and 48° north in 1592. Although George Vancouver ^† exposed this claim as being dishonest, the strait still bears de Fuca's name.

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