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Fisher Channel is a channel in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. To its west are Hunter and Denny Islands, to its east King Island. It was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver during his 1791-95 expedition. He named it "Fisher’s Channel" after "a much-respected friend" Reverend John Fisher.

References

1. "Fisher Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
2. "Fisher Channel". BC Geographical Names.
3. Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2

52°05′09″N 127°53′16″W / 52.08583°N 127.88778°W / 52.08583; -127.88778 (Fisher Channel)

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