Principe Channel

Principe Channel is a strait on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Banks Island and Pitt Island,
and is bounded on the south by a line from Deer Point on Banks Island, to Ring Point on Pitt Island, and bounded on the north by a line west from Keswar Point on McCauley Island to the shore of Banks Island.
The channel is part of a Confined Channel Assessment Area,
part of the North Coast Waterway,
and the principal navigable route between Kitimat and Browning Entrance.
The Kitselas and Gitxaalahave also designated the channel as containing traditional harvesting areas.

Etymology

"Principe" means "prince" in Spanish.
Named in 1792 by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño.