The Georgia Depression is a landform

Landform

A landform or physical feature in the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography...

 in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

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, part of the Insular Mountain System

Insular Mountains

The Insular Mountains are a range of mountains in the Pacific Coast Ranges on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the Vancouver Island Ranges and Queen Charlotte Mountains. The Insular Mountains are rugged, particularly on Vancouver Island where peaks in Strathcona Provincial Park...

 of the North American Cordillera

North American Cordillera

The North American Cordillera is the North American portion of the American Cordillera which is a cordillera extending up and down the western side of the Americas. The North American Cordillera covers an extensive area of mountain ranges, intermontane basins, and plateaus in western North...

 in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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, and in Washington, United States

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. It includes the Fraser Lowland

Fraser Lowland

The Fraser Lowland is a landform and physiographic region of the Pacific Northwest, in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes much of the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia and a portion of Whatcom County, south of the Canada–US border...

, roughly equivalent to the region known as the Lower Mainland

Lower Mainland

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, and the Nanaimo Lowland and Nahwitti Lowland on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

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, as well as the Discovery Islands

Discovery Islands

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, an archipelago of many low-lying islands between them in the Johnstone Strait

Johnstone Strait

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 and adjoining waterways between the mainland and Vancouver Island. Farther north in the Coastal Trough is the Hecate Depression, which underlies Hecate Strait

Hecate Strait

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, Queen Charlotte Sound, Queen Charlotte Strait

Queen Charlotte Strait

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, and the Dixon Entrance

Dixon Entrance

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. North of depression is the Alexander Archipelago

Alexander Archipelago

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, and to its east it is flanked by the Coast Mountains

Coast Mountains

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 and the Washington portion of the Cascade Range

Cascade Range

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. To its west are the Queen Charlotte Islands

Queen Charlotte Islands

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, including the Queen Charlotte Mountains

Queen Charlotte Mountains

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 and Nahwitti Depression, and the Vancouver Island Ranges

Vancouver Island Ranges

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 and the Olympic Mountains

Olympic Mountains

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 in Washington Strait

Washington Strait

Washington Strait is a passage 3 miles wide between Fredriksen and Powell Islands on the west and Laurie Island and several smaller islands on the east, in the South Orkney Islands...

. The Trough includes the Puget Lowland (see Puget Sound basin

Puget Sound region

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).

See also

• List of physiogeographic regions of British Columbia
• Royal eponyms in Canada
  Royal eponyms in Canada
  In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French Royal Family, British Royal Family, or present Canadian Royal Family, thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown.-King Francis I:-Queen...