Work Channel[1] formerly Wark Channel[2] is a channel in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It lies to the northeast of the Tsimpsean Peninsula. It was named about 1837 by officers of the Hudson's Bay Company after John Work, born John Wark.[3] It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone and Robert Barrie, two of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Work Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Work Channel (Formerly Wark Channel)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Work Channel". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ↑ Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

54°29′03″N 130°13′13″W / 54.48417°N 130.22028°W / 54.48417; -130.22028 (Work Channel)


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