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Tribune Channel is a
channel Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to: Geography * Channel (geography), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water. Australia * Channel Country, region of outback Australia in Queensland and pa ...
or strait on the Central Coast of
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada, separating the north and east sides of
Gilford Island Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet. It has an area of . Turnour Island is to its south, across Tribune Channel; and the entrance to Thompson Sound is to its east. Port Elizabet ...
from the mainland. The channel bends around the island's east side, with the mouth of Thompson Sound at the elbow of the bend, opening eastwards to the mouth of the Kakweiken River. At its southern end, it opens onto lower
Knight Inlet Knight Inlet ( Kwakʼwala: ''Tsawatti'') is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast. It is fifth in sequence of the great saltwater inlets north from the 4 ...
. Viscount Island lies in the left side of the channel within that opening, separated from the adjacent mainland by Sergeaunt Channel at , at the northeast end of which, on Tribune Channel, is Pumish Point at At the south end of Sergeaunt Channel, on Knight Inlet, is Steep Head at . On the west side of Viscount Island is Nickoll Passage at . A beach on the south side of the channel at , south of the opening of Thompson Sound and opposite the southwest coast of Gilford Island and Kumlah Island, is called ''tse'lxmedzes'' in Kwak'wala, meaning "crabapple trees on beach". Other locations named for are: * Tribune Bay Provincial Park and bay of the same name, on the east coast of
Hornby Island Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the two northernmost Gulf Islands, the other being Denman Island. It is located near Vancouver Island's Comox Valley, A small community of 1,225 residents (as of the 2021 census), Hornby is ...
. * Tribune Point, on the south side of Gilford Island. * Tribune Rock, in the
Queen Charlotte Strait Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage and via them to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound. It for ...
region to the north of Hurst Island.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tribune Rock"
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