Strait of Juan de Fuca

短语

发音

/ˈstɹeɪt əv ˌ(h)wɑːn də ˈfuːkə/

别名

Straits of Juan de Fuca

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A strait in the United States and Canada, that runs between the southern end of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.

    美国

词源

Named by English explorer Charles William Barkley in 1787, in honour of Juan de Fuca, a Greek explorer who probably sailed the strait in 1592.

来源:wiktionary