Havannah Channel

{{Short description|Channel in British Columbia, Canada}} '''Havannah Channel''' is a marine passageway in the South Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, leading off of the north side of Johnstone Strait leading to Chatham Channel and Call Inlet, south of East Cracroft Island.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/27051.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Havannah Channel"]</ref> Havannah Channel is entered from Johnstone Strait at the Broken Islands. Hull Island is located in the channel, to the southeast of East Cracroft and south of the opening of Call Inlet.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/27107.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hull Island"]</ref>

==Name origin== Havannah Channel was named for {{HMS|Havannah|1811|6}}, which served on the Pacific Station from 1855 to 1859. ''Havannah''{{'}}s captain was Thomas Harvey, namesake of Port Harvey, which is a bay or port on the north side of the channel formed by the division of the two Cracroft Islands.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/27107.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hull Island"]</ref>

==Indian reserves and villages== Etsekin IR No. 1 is on the east shore of Havannah Channel, east of the north end of Hull Island and including three small islands adjacent, and the locality of Matilpi, 13.20 ha.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=07108&lang=en |website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |title=Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail |access-date=2014-05-05 }}</ref> at {{coord|50|33|30|N|126|11|12|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Etsekin 1 (Indian reserve)}}.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65608.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Etsekin 1 (Indian reserve)"]</ref>

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Category:Channels of British Columbia Category:Central Coast of British Columbia