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Lewis Channel
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Lewis Channel
Lewis Channel is located in British Columbia
Lewis Channel
Lewis Channel
Location in British Columbia
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Lewis Channel is located between Cortes Island and West Redonda Island
Location Discovery Islands, British Columbia
Coordinates 50°11′00″N 124°55′25″W / 50.18333°N 124.92361°W / 50.18333; -124.92361
Type Strait
Ocean/sea sources Salish Sea

Lewis Channel is a strait located between Cortes Island and West Redonda Island in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the northern Salish Sea.

Geography

Lewis Channel connects Desolation Sound to the south with Calm Channel and Deer Channel to the north. Teakerne Arm branches off of the main channel to the east and forms a large protected bay within West Redonda Island. The channel itself contains no major islands.

Hydrology

The northern hydrological limit of Lewis Channel delineates part of the northern limit of the Salish Sea.

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