Sailing at Active Pass, Galiano Island,BC

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Active Pass (Saanich: sqθeq) is a narrow passage separating Mayne Island and Galiano Island in British Columbia, Canada's Southern Gulf Islands. It is one of three passes leading from the Gulf Islands into the Strait of Georgia. The pass stretches km from northeast to southwest with two roughly right angle bends. It was named for the USCS Active, a United States Navy survey vessel, the first steamer to navigate the pass in 1855

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Location: Galiano Island, BC, Canada
Photo credit: © Andrew(Chungho) Kim / Alamy / Afripics
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