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Hecate Strait

Hecate Strait proper noun: a strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.

Proper noun

Hecate Strait

  1. A strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.

Origin of Hecate Strait

Named by English explorer George Henry Richards after his surveying vessel, HMS Hecate, in 1861 or 1862.

Questions about Hecate Strait

What does Hecate Strait mean?
Hecate Strait means a strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.
What part of speech is Hecate Strait?
Hecate Strait is a proper noun.

Words near Hecate Strait in the dictionary

  1. Hecabe
  2. hecastotheism
  3. hecatarchies
  4. hecatarchy
  5. Hecate
  6. Hecate Strait
  7. Hecatean
  8. Hecatic
  9. Hecatine
  10. hecato-
  11. hecatolite

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