The Dixon Entrance is a strait about 80 km (50 miles) long and wide in the Pacific Ocean at the International Boundary between the United States ( Alaska) and Canada. The northern and southern islands of Haida Gwaii which are the continuously occupied homelands of the Haida Indigenous Peoples lie on either side of the Strait. Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official language(s) English Area 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 571,951 mi² / 1,481... (Public domain map) The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ...

It lies between the Clarence Strait in Alexander Archipelago in Alaska to the north, and the Hecate Strait into the Haida Gaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada, to the south. The Clarence Strait is a strait in southeastern Alaska, in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago. ... A MODIS photograph of the Alexander Archipelago The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official language(s) English Area 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 571,951 mi² / 1,481... The Hecate Strait or Strait of Hecate is a body of water that separates the Queen Charlotte Islands in the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada from the mainland. ... The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ...

The Dixon Entrance is part of the Inside Passage. Part of the maritime boundary between two of the nations in Dixon Entrance is disputed by the United States and Canada. The Haida nation maintains free access across the Strait. Somewhere along the Inside Passage. ...

The Dixon Entrance is named after Capt. George Dixon who surveyed the area in 1787. The more ancient name in Haida is Seegaay. George Dixon (1755?-1800) was an English sea captain and explorer. ...

Dixon Entrance was first claimed as Canadian territory by the 1903 Alaska Boundary Award, which set the A-B line [54°40'] as the land and marine boundary between Canada and the U.S, however territorial fishing disputes between the countries remain today.

See also

• List of areas disputed by the United States and Canada