Hecate Strait
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.
Origin
- Named by English explorer George Henry Richards after his surveying vessel, HMS Hecate, in 1861 or 1862.
Modern English dictionary
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