Juan de Fu·ca (d f  k, fy-), Strait of A strait between northwest Washington State and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, linking Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia with the Pacific Ocean. Discovered by an English captain in 1787, it was named for a Spanish sailor who reputedly had discovered it in 1592. |
Juan de Fuca [ˈdʒuːən dɪ ˈfjuːkə (Spanish) xwan de ˈfuka]
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(Placename) Strait of. a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
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