Grenville Channel | |
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![]() Grenville Channel | |
Location | North Coast RD, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 53°37′0″N 129°43′0″W / 53.61667°N 129.71667°W |
Type | Strait |
Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
Grenville Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, between Pitt Island and the mainland to the south of Prince Rupert.[1] It is part of the Inside Passage shipping route, about 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) long and is 0.2 nautical miles (0.37 km; 0.23 mi) wide at its narrowest point.[2]
The Grenville Channel Fault that forms the channel dates back to the Cretaceous Era.[3] Both sides are mountainous and densely wooded,[2] and a linear magnetic anomaly runs parallel to the channel south of 51"30'N.[4]