Discovery Passage

Discovery Passage
French: Passage Discovery
Looking south from between Vancouver Island and Sonora Island
Discovery Passage
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	50°13′N 125°23′W / 50.217°N 125.383°W / 50.217; -125.383
Type	Strait
Part of	Inside Passage, Discovery Islands
Ocean/sea sources	Salish Sea
Max. length	25 km (16 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. depth	100 m (330 ft)[1]
Sections/sub-basins	Seymour Narrows

Discovery Passage (French: Passage Discovery) is a strait that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Discovery Islands of British Columbia. The strait is considered the most important natural passage for vessels' entering or leaving the Salish Sea from the north.