- Juan de Fuca, Strait of
- geographical name strait 100 miles (161 kilometers) long between Vancouver Island, British Columbia, & Olympic Peninsula, Washington
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Juan de Fuca, Strait of
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Juan de Fuca Strait — [wän də fo͞ok′ə, wän΄dəfyo͞ok′ə] 〚after Juan de Fuca, a sailor, who reputedly discovered it for Spain (1592)〛 strait between Vancouver Island and NW Wash.: c. 100 mi (161 km) long: also called Strait of Juan de Fuca * * * Strait, North Pacific… … Universalium
Juan de Fuca Strait — [wän də fo͞ok′ə, wän΄dəfyo͞ok′ə] [after Juan de Fuca, a sailor, who reputedly discovered it for Spain (1592)] strait between Vancouver Island and NW Wash.: c. 100 mi (161 km) long: also called Strait of Juan de Fuca … English World dictionary
Juan de Fuca,Strait of — Juan de Fu·ca (də fo͞oʹkə, fyo͞oʹ ), Strait of A strait between northwest Washington State and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, linking Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia with the Pacific Ocean. Discovered by an English captain in… … Universalium
Juan de Fuca Strait — Passage in Puget Sound between Washington and British Columbia … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Juan de Fuca Strait — Between Vancouver Island and United States mainland. Index: D Its discovery, 9, 14, 19; rediscovered by Kendrick, 25. Bib.: Walbran, British Columbia Coast Names … The makers of Canada
Juan de Fuca Strait — … Useful english dictionary
Strait of Juan de Fuca — The Strait of Juan de Fuca (also called Juan de Fuca Strait) is a large body of water about online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=sl57oHrVXGoC Google Books] ; and cite book |last= Pethick |first= Derek |title= The Nootka Connection: Europe… … Wikipedia
Juan de Fuca — /wahn di fyooh keuh, fooh , jooh euhn/ a strait between Vancouver Island and NW Washington. 100 mi. (160 km) long; 15 20 mi. (24 32 km) wide. Also called Juan de Fuca Strait. * * * … Universalium
Juan de Fuca — /wahn di fyooh keuh, fooh , jooh euhn/ a strait between Vancouver Island and NW Washington. 100 mi. (160 km) long; 15 20 mi. (24 32 km) wide. Also called Juan de Fuca Strait … Useful english dictionary
Juan-de-Fuca-Straße — Lage südlich von Vancouver Island Verbindet Gewässer Pazifischer Ozean mit Gewässer … Deutsch Wikipedia
