Strait of Juan de Fuca
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A strait that runs between the southern end of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
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Origin
- Named by English explorer Charles William Barkley in 1787, in honour of Juan de Fuca, a Greek explorer who sailed the strait in 1592.
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