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The Alaskan portion of the Inside Passage, in the north, extends 500 miles from north to south and 100 miles from east to west. The area encompasses 1,000 islands, 15,000 miles of shoreline and thousands of coves and bays. British Columbia's southern portion of the route is of similar extent, with up to 25,000 miles of coastline, and includes the narrow, protected Strait Of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland, the Johnstone and Queen Charlotte Strait s between Vancouver Island and the mainland, as well as the wider and more exposed Hecate Strait near the Queen Charlotte Islands . The Inside Passage is a destination for kayakers and canoeists from all over the world. Each year groups and individuals paddle along the fjords from British Columbia to Glacier Bay in Alaska. The first solo kayak passage was in 1969 by Peter Claghorn . GALLERY Image:NOAA line2114.jpg Image:Inside Passage aboard MV Queen of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.jpg Image:InsidePassagePanorama2.jpg SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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