Nakwakto Rapids
Canada /
British Columbia /
Port Hardy /
World
/ Canada
/ British Columbia
/ Port Hardy
World / Canada / British Columbia / Mount Waddington
river rapid / white water, interesting place
For many years the Nakwakto Rapids were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the strongest tidal rapids in the world. They're no longer the record holder, though. The Canadian Hydrographic Service, using more accurate observations and an upgraded calibration program, recently downgraded the rapids from a maximum ebb of 16 knots to 14.5. The 16.5-knot Sechelt (Skookumchuck) Rapids are now officially the world's fastest tidal passage.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°5'51"N 127°30'17"W
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- Matlset Narrows 240 km
- The Concrete Ships Breakwater 249 km
- Powell River Townsite 249 km
- Henderson Lake 276 km
- Hatherley Land 282 km
- Jedway 290 km
- Garden Bay 295 km
- Skookumchuck Narrows 297 km
- Departure Bay 328 km
- Bramham Island 5.3 km
- Balaklava Island 29 km
- God's Pocket Marine Provincial Park 29 km
- Nigei Island 30 km
- Goletas Channel 34 km
- Hope Island 35 km
- Port Hardy 43 km
- Penrose Island Marine Provincial Park 45 km
- Penrose Island 46 km
- Calvert Island 62 km