Prince of Wales Reach[1] is the first arm of the Jervis Inlet and is located within the Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia, Canada. This arm was named during the 1860 survey by HMS Plumper who charted all of the area and was named after Albert Edward - the Prince Of Wales, later Edward VII, who was born in 1841 and was the second child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[2]

Prince of Wales Reach
Prince of Wales Reach is located in British Columbia
Prince of Wales Reach
Prince of Wales Reach
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°54′16″N 123°54′47″W / 49.90444°N 123.91306°W / 49.90444; -123.91306 (Prince of Wales Reach)
TypeFjord
Part ofJervis Inlet
Max. length40 km (25 mi)
Max. depth670 m (2,200 ft)

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  1. ^ "Prince of Wales Reach". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ Hitz, Charles W.(2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet, p.54. Sitka 2 Publishing Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine., Kirkland, WA. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.