It was named for the uscs active, a united states navy survey vessel, the first steamer to navigate the pass in 1855 Active pass is a strait separating galiano island in the north and mayne island in the south in the southern gulf islands, british columbia, canada It connects the trincomali channel in the west and the strait of georgia in the east. Driving directions to active pass freight, 2604 reef rd, pender island, bc including road conditions, live traffic updates, and reviews of local businesses along the way. This page presents the google satellite map (zoomable and browsable) of active pass in british columbia province in canada Geographical coordinates are 48°52' north and 123°18' west and its feature type is channel.
Active pass is the water body separating galiano and mayne islands in the southwest portion of the strait of georgia It is about 40 km south of vancouver and 50 km north of victoria It is a tidally active body of water about 4.5 km long. Here, in the gap between mayne island and galiano island, is a shortcut through the wall of the gulf islands, clipping ten miles off the journey between southern vancouver island and the mouth of the fraser river.
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