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'''Work Channel'''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|JCLBW|Work Channel|2020-06-16}}</ref> formerly ''Wark Channel''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|59e5a809d05511d892e2080020a0f4c9|Work Channel (Formerly Wark Channel)|2020-06-16}}</ref> is a channel in the [[British Columbia Coast|North Coast]] region of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|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 (fur trader)|John Work]], born John Wark.<ref>{{BCGNIS|35660|Work Channel}}</ref> It was first charted in 1793 by [[James Johnstone (explorer)|James Johnstone]] and [[Robert Barrie]], two of [[George Vancouver]]'s officers during his [[Vancouver Expedition|1791-95 expedition]].<ref name=Vancouver1801>{{cite book
  | last = Vancouver
  | first = George, and John Vancouver
  | title = A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world
  | publisher = J. Stockdale
  | year = 1801 
  | location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/avoyagediscover00vancgoog}}</ref>

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[[Category:Channels of British Columbia]]
[[Category:North Coast of British Columbia]]


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