The entrance to Esquimalt Harbour is from the south off the Strait of Juan de Fuca through a narrow channel known as Royal Roads.

The entrance is marked by the historic Fisgard Lighthouse on the Harbour's west shore in Colwood.

CFB Esquimalt is situated at the harbour entrance's east shore.

In the summer of 1790 Manuel Quimper, Gonzalo López de Haro, and Juan Carrasco aboard Princesa Real explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca where they claimed Esquimalt Harbour for Spain, naming it Puerto de Córdova.

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