Clio Channel
Clio Channel and Turnour Island
Clio Channel is a marine waterway running southwest to northeast between Turnour and West Cracroft Islands in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Name origin[]
Clio Channel was named c.1866 by Captain Pender for HMS Clio, which was commanded by Captain , the namesake of Turnour Island, during the vessel's second commission with the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy from 1864 to 1868,[2] Clio Bay near Kitimat was also named for the Clio.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°35′22″N 126°24′09″W / 50.58944°N 126.40250°W
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