Chatham Channel

{{Short description|Strait and marine passageway in Canada}} '''Chatham Channel''' is a strait and marine passageway on the coast of British Columbia. It leads from the lower reaches of Knight Inlet to the opening of Call Inlet, separating Minstrel and East Cracroft Islands from the mainland to the east.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25426.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Chatham Channel"]</ref> From the opening of Call Inlet, running south then east around East Cracroft, is Havannah Channel.

==Name origin== The channel is presumably named for {{HMS|Chatham}}.

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Category:Straits of British Columbia Category:Central Coast of British Columbia