Work Channel

Work Channel
formerly Wark Channel
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates54°29′03″N 130°13′13″W / 54.48417°N 130.22028°W / 54.48417; -130.22028 (Work Channel)
Typefjord
EtymologyNamed after John Work (born John Wark) by Hudson's Bay Company officers, c.1837
Part ofCoast Mountains
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length48 kilometres (30 mi)
Surface area110 square kilometres (42 sq mi)
Location
Interactive map of Work Channel

Work Channel formerly Wark Channel is a fjord 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. It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone and Robert Barrie, two of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition.