Hekate Strait
Hecat Strait, British Columbia, Canada
Description:
The Hecaté Strait separates Heidi Guai from British Columbia and connects the Dixon Entrans Strait and Queen Charlotte Bay. The width of the strait is 140 kilometers, and the length is 260 kilometers. The depth of the strait is small, only 45 meters. In winter the weather is represented by storms, high waves, strong hurricane winds.
The sea life of the strait is quite rich. Many mollusks, a large number of different species of fish live in the Hecat Strait. Fishing is often caught in the strait of halibut, herring or salmon.
For the first time, the waters of the strait were mastered by the Haida Indians, about 6-8 thousand years ago. In 1792, the tide was visited by explorer Jacinto Caamagno. 70 years later, explorer George Henry Richards, reaching the strait, decided to name it after his ship.