Broughton Strait

Broughton Strait is a strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, separating that island from Malcolm and Cormorant Islands, on the farther side of which is the larger Queen Charlotte Strait, which also lies beyond the western end of Broughton Strait, and the mouth of Knight Inlet. Farther east from Broughton Strait is the beginning of Johnstone Strait, which leads via Discovery Passage to the Strait of Georgia.

Broughton Strait
View of Broughton Strait from Port McNeil
Broughton Strait
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50°36′13″N 127°02′08″W
Typestrait
Part ofQueen Charlotte Strait
IslandsHaddington Island

Communities on the Broughton Strait include Port McNeill, on Vancouver Island, and Sointula and Alert Bay, on Malcolm and Cormorant Islands respectively. Haddington Island is located in the middle of the strait.

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