Prince of Wales Reach
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Prince of Wales Reach[1] is the first arm of the Jervis Inlet and is located within the Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia, Canada. This arm was named during the 1860 survey by HMS Plumper who charted all of the area and was named after Albert Edward - the Prince Of Wales, later Edward VII, who was born in 1841 and was the second child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[2]
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Prince of Wales Reach | |
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Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 49°54′16″N 123°54′47″W |
Type | Fjord |
Part of | Jervis Inlet |
Max. length | 40 km (25 mi) |
Max. depth | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
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