A strait between the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington State, USA, and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is 160 km long and 25-30 km wide. It connects the Strait of Georgia, which faces Vancouver, and Puget Sound, which faces Seattle and Tacoma, to the Pacific Ocean. The tidal currents are complex, and strong westerly winds occur frequently. It was named after the Greek sailor Juan de Fuca, who is said to have visited the strait at the end of the 16th century. [Yagasaki Noritaka] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国ワシントン州北西部のオリンピック半島と,カナダのブリティッシュ・コロンビア州のバンクーバー島との間の海峡。長さ160km,幅25~30km。バンクーバーが臨むジョージア海峡と,シアトルやタコマが面するピュージェット湾を太平洋に結びつける。潮流は複雑で,強い西風も頻繁に生ずる。名称は,16世紀末にこの海峡を訪れたとされるギリシア人船乗りフアン・デ・フカにちなむ。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】
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