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Hecate Strait

Feature
Polygon
Name Hecate Strait
Toponymic Feature ID 061f1f42d05511d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key JCTBA
Status Official
Concise Term CHAN-Channel
Generic Term Strait
Location Queen Charlotte Land District
Province/Territory British Columbia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 52° 58′ 34″ N, 130° 38′ 39″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 52.976111, -130.644167
NTS Map Number 103G11
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1952-04-03
Source British Columbia-Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
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