Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A channel of western British Columbia, Canada, separating the Queen Charlotte Islands from coastal islands off the mainland of the province.
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- proper noun A
strait that runs betweenHaida Gwaii and mainlandBritish Columbia .
Etymologies
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In Hecate Strait, between the Queen Charlotte Islands and the mainland, there were wonderfully productive halibut fisheries, from which a supply of fish was dried and packed away for the winter, so that there was always a store of provisions on hand.
The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America Ellsworth Huntington 1911
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Russel's general map of North America, 1794, the Anian strait appears to coincide with the strait between Queen Charlotte's Island and the mainland, the modern Hecate Strait.
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The waters of the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Basin are known to be exceptionally stormy, with some of the largest waves on Earth, she said.
unknown title 2012
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Worse, what would Enbridge or their PR team say when the first oil tanker does an Exxon Valdez in Hecate Strait?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com James Hoggan 2012
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Worse, what would Enbridge or their PR team say when the first oil tanker does an Exxon Valdez in Hecate Strait?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com James Hoggan 2012
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Some tankers would traverse Hecate Strait, which Environment Canada ranks as the fourth most dangerous body of water in the world.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 2012
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However, an offshore wind project proposed for Hecate Strait has fallen out of contention, while a controversial run-of-river project on the Klinaklini River is still hoping for future approval.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mark Hume 2010
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Wind, proposing to build offshore wind towers in Hecate Strait near Haida Gwaii that would power the equivalent of 130,000 homes.
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He said the ban should apply to Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and the Queen Charlotte Sound.
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One project that will not go ahead -- at least for the time being -- is an ambitious offshore wind farm planned for Hecate Strait, near Haida Gwaii.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Richard Blackwell 2010
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