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Skidegate Channel is a
strait A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
located in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of British Columbia, Canada. It divides the archipelago's two main islands, Graham Island to the north and Moresby Island to the south.


Geography

Skidegate Channel is a located between Graham Island to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Skidegate Inlet to the northeast, and Moresby Island to the south. The channel has a length of , a maximum width of , and a minimum width of no more than at East Narrows. Dawson Inlet branches off to the north from Skidegate Channel near its western terminus at the Pacific Ocean. Trounce Inlet branches off to the north from Skidegate Channel near its midpoint.


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Landforms of Haida Gwaii Straits of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub