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Homfray Channel
French: Canal Homfray
Homfray Channel is located in British Columbia
Homfray Channel
Homfray Channel
Location in British Columbia
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Waddington Channel is located between East Redonda Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia
Location Discovery Islands, British Columbia
Coordinates 50°13′45″N 124°37′52″W / 50.22917°N 124.63111°W / 50.22917; -124.63111
Type Strait
Primary inflows Toba Inlet
River sources Forbes Creek, Homfray Creek, Lloyd Creek
Ocean/sea sources Salish Sea

Homfray Channel is a deep water channel located between East Redonda and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.

Geography

Homfray Channel connects Desolation Sound to the southwest with Toba Inlet to the north. The channel features several small bays along its eastern shores, the largest being Forbes Bay.

The channel contains several islands, the largest of these islands being Melville Island and Eveleigh Island.

Hydrology

Homfray Channel delineates part of the northern limit of the Salish Sea.

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