James Ross Strait

James Ross Strait

James Ross Strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, is a channel between King William Island and the Boothia Peninsula in the Canadian province of Nunavut. Convert|180|km|mi long, and Convert|48|km|mi to Convert|64|km|mi wide, it connects McClintock Channel to the Rae Strait to the south. Islands in the channel include the Clarence Islands, Tennent Islands, Beverley Island, and Matty Island.

A number of polar explorers searching for the Northwest Passage sailed through the strait, including John Franklin and Roald Amundsen. The strait is named after polar explorer James Clark Ross.

References

* [http://www.bartleby.com/69/98/J00498.html James Ross Strait] - Entry in the Columbia Gazetteer of North America on Bartleby.com


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