Queen Charlotte Sound


Queen Charlotte Sound (51˚30'00" 128˚30'00" Between QCI and Vancouver I), Queen Charlotte Strait (50˚45'00" 127˚15'00" Between NE Vancouver I and BC mainland). Named after Queen Charlotte (1744–1818), the wife of King George III of England. She was born the Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, married the British king in 1761 and gave birth to 15 children. The marriage was, by all accounts, a happy one, at least until George became permanently insane about 1811. Charlotte was...

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