Burke Channel is a channel in the
Central Coast region of the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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, separating the south and east coasts of
King Island from the mainland.
It was first charted in 1792 by
James Johnstone, one of
George Vancouver
Captain (Royal Navy), Captain George Vancouver (; 22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern West Coast of the Uni ...
's officers during his
1791-1795 expedition. Vancouver named it "Burke's Channel" after
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (; 12 January ew Style, NS1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish Politician, statesman, journalist, writer, literary critic, philosopher, and parliamentary orator who is regarded as the founder of the Social philosophy, soc ...
.
References
Channels of British Columbia
Central Coast of British Columbia
Edmund Burke
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