Greenway Sound
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Greenway Sound is a sound
in the area of the Broughton Archipelago
, which lies on the north side of Queen Charlotte Strait
in the Central Coast region
of British Columbia
, Canada
. It is adjacent to Sutlej Channel
, which lies on the north side of Broughton Island
, the largest of the group, between it and the mainland. Greenway Point is on the south side of the sound.
Sound (geography)
In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
in the area of the Broughton Archipelago
Broughton Archipelago
The Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands on the northeastern flank of the Queen Charlotte Strait on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The largest islands in the group, which includes numerous smaller islets, are Broughton Island, North Broughton Island, Eden Island, Bonwick Island and...
, which lies on the north side of Queen Charlotte Strait
Queen Charlotte Strait
Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait, Discovery Passage and then to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound...
in the Central Coast region
British Columbia Coast
The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is adjacent to Sutlej Channel
Sutlej Channel
Sutlej Channel is a channel or strait on the north sides of Broughton Island and North Broughton Island, or the Broughton Archipelago of the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The channel separates those islands from the adjacent mainland and includes...
, which lies on the north side of Broughton Island
Broughton Island
Broughton Island may refer to:*Broughton Island *Broughton Island, Western Australia*Broughton Island , Canada*Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut , Canada*Broughton Island, New Zealand...
, the largest of the group, between it and the mainland. Greenway Point is on the south side of the sound.