Crozier Strait

Crozier Strait is a natural waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Bathurst Island's Gregory Peninsula to the west from Milne Island and Little Cornwallis Island to the east.^[1] The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, connects Queens Channel to the north with the McDougall Sound to the south. Kalvik Island is located within the strait,^[1] as is Karluk Island, an archaeological site.^[2]

Crozier Strait is named after Arctic explorer Francis Crozier.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Little Cornwallis Island". oceandots.com. http://oceandots.com/arctic/canada/little-cornwallis.php. Retrieved 2008-06-02. 
2. ^ Ruffman, Alana. "An Archaeological Site on Karluck Island in Crozier Strait, N.W.T." (.pdf). Arctic: 165–167. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic29-3-165.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-02. 

Coordinates: 75°35′N 097°13′W / 75.583°N 97.217°W / 75.583; -97.217 (Crozier Strait)