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Excerpt from British Columbia Pilot, Vol. 2: The Coast of British Columbia From Cape Caution to Portland Inlet, Including the Queen Charlotte Islands and Dixon Entrance This publication, a revision of the first edition of H. O. Publica tion No. 176, contains the sailing directions for the coast of British Columbia, from Cape Caution to _portland Inlet, including the Queen Charlotte Islands and Dixon Entrance. The work contains the latest available information from reliable sources and is corrected to N. M. 10 of 1920. The sailing directions for the coast of British Columbia from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Cape Caution is published under the title of British Columbia Pilot, Volume I, H. O. No. 175. The bearings and courses are true, in degrees from 0° (north) to 360° (clockwise). Bearings limiting the sectors of lights are toward the light. The directions of winds refer to the points from which they blow; of currents, the points toward which they set. These directions are true. Variations, with the annual rate of change, may be obtained from H. 0. Chart No. 2406, Variation of the Compass. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.