# Havannah Channel

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{{Short description|Channel in British Columbia, Canada}}
'''Havannah Channel''' is a marine passageway in the [South Coast region](/source/British_Columbia_Coast) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada), leading off of the north side of [Johnstone Strait](/source/Johnstone_Strait) leading to [Chatham Channel](/source/Chatham_Channel) and [Call Inlet](/source/Call_Inlet), south of [East Cracroft Island](/source/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](/source/Broken_Islands). [Hull Island](/source/Hull_Island_(British_Columbia)) 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](/source/Pacific_Station) from 1855 to 1859. ''Havannah''{{'}}s captain was Thomas Harvey, namesake of [Port Harvey](/source/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](/source/Etsekin_Indian_Reserve_No._1) is on the east shore of Havannah Channel, east of the north end of [Hull Island](/source/Hull_Island_(British_Columbia)) and including three small islands adjacent, and the locality of [Matilpi](/source/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](/source/Crown%E2%80%93Indigenous_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>

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

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