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Helen Point, Mayne Island

Helen Point is located on the northwestern corner of Mayne Island, and has a light and range marker to aid navigation through Active Pass, about 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver and 14.5 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Sidney, British Columbia.

Graveyard Point, Skeena River

Graveyard Point is a historical steamboat landing and telegraph station near the confluence of the Shames River and the Skeena River, about 58 miles (94 km) east of Prince Rupert and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Terrace, British Columbia.

Canadian Fishing Company, Prince Rupert

The Canadian Fishing Company operates fish processing plants on Prince Rupert Harbour at Seal Cove and at George Hills Way, about 89 miles (143 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 72 miles (116 km) west-southwest of Terrace, British Columbia.

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Crab River, Devastation Channel

Crab River, Devastation Channel

Crab River flows into Devastation Channel near the entrance to Alan Reach of Gardner Canal, about 81 miles (130km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 28 miles (45km) south-southwest of Kitamaat, British Columbia.

SS Uzbekistan, Darling River

SS Uzbekistan, Darling River

The wreck of the SS Uzbekistan is situated at the mouth of the Darling River, which flows south for 6 miles (10 km) through the heavily logged interior forests of southwestern Vancouver Island, about 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Port Renfrew and 9 miles (15 km) south-southeast of Bamfield, British Columbia.

Europa Reach, Gardner Canal

Europa Reach, Gardner Canal

Europa Reach is one of several named sections along Gardner Canal, a fjord in the Kitimat Ranges, about 97 miles (156 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 42 miles (68 km) south-southeast of Kitimat, British Columbia.

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

The Kemano River flows from the Kitimat Ranges to Kemano Bay on the northern shore of Gardner Canal, about 45 miles (72 km) south-southeast of Kitimat and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Kemano, British Columbia.

BC Ferries, Gulf Islands

BC Ferries, Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island are connected to the mainland by BC Ferries, the largest ferry line in North America and the second-largest in the world, that provides passenger and vehicle transportation among coastal and island communities in British Columbia.

Stanovan Marine Terminal, Burrard Inlet

Stanovan Marine Terminal, Burrard Inlet

The Stanovan Marine Terminal is located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, at the western end of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of New Westminster and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kitsault, Alice Arm

Kitsault, Alice Arm

Kitsault is a historical mining community near the mouth of the Kitsault River at the head of Alice Arm, a fjord and eastern extension of Observatory Inlet, about 86 miles (138 km) north-northeast of Prince Rupert and 38 miles (61 km) southeast of Stewart, British Columbia.

Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Provincial Park, Kildala Arm

Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Provincial Park, Kildala Arm

Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Provincial Park is located at the head of Kildala Arm, a fjord that extends generally southeast for 10 miles (16 km) from Douglas Channel, about 81 miles (130 km) southeast of Prince Rupert, and 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Kitamaat, British Columbia.

Kowesas River, Chief Mathews Bay

Kowesas River, Chief Mathews Bay

Kowesas River flows generally north for 22 miles (35 km), draining a watershed of 101,807 acres (41,200 ha) in the Coast Mountains before emptying into the head of Chief Mathews Bay, about 112 miles (180 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 17 miles (27 km) south-southwest of Kemano, British Columbia.

Triumph Bay, Gardner Canal

Triumph Bay, Gardner Canal

Triumph Bay is a long narrow embayment located on the south side of Alan Reach in Gardner Canal, British Columbia.

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