JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT

Strait, North Pacific Ocean.

Located between the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, U.S., and Canada's Vancouver Island , it is 11–17 mi (18–27 km) wide and 80–100 mi (130–160 km) long. It is named for a Greek who sailed in the service of Spain and who may have visited the passage in 1592. It is used by ships bound for Vancouver and Seattle . Settlements along its banks include Victoria , B.C., and Port Angeles, Wash.