Crozier Strait

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Crozier Strait
Connects waters Queens Channel
with water McDougall Sound
Separates land mass Bathurst Island
of land mass Little Cornwallis Island
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Geographical location 75 ° 35 ′  N , 97 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 75 ° 35 ′  N , 97 ° 13 ′  W
Crozier Strait (Nunavut)
Crozier Strait
length 32 km
Smallest width 8.6 km

The Crozier Strait is a strait in Nunavut , Canada and separates the islands of Bathurst Island and Little Cornwallis Island , which are part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands (and thus the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ) . In the north it flows into the Queens Channel , and on the south coast of Little Cornwallis Island it joins the Pullen Strait to form McDougall Sound . There are three small islands within the Crozier Strait, including Milne Island . At the widest point it is 26.5 kilometers and at the shortest point 8.6 kilometers wide. The length is 32 kilometers.

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