The Georgia Basin is a spectacular landscape surrounding a bountiful inland sea which has three areas: Puget Sound and Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. The Basin is surrounded by the largest coastal population and development growth in Canada and lies within the most seismically active zone in Canada. The main objective of the Georgia Basin Geohazards Initiative is to provide the geoscientific knowledge necessary for effective decision making on environmental and resource management issues in the Georgia Basin.

Multibeam image of southern Strait of Georgia larger image [JPEG, 216.2 kb, 600 X 812, notice]