Danish Strait
Danish Strait | ||
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Connects waters | Arctic Ocean | |
with water | Maclean Strait | |
Separates land mass |
Thor Island , Ellef Ringnes Island |
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of land mass | King Christian Island | |
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Geographical location | 78 ° 2 ′ N , 101 ° 45 ′ W | |
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length | 60 km | |
Smallest width | 15 km |
The Danish Strait is a strait in Nunavut ( Canada ) that joins King Christian's Thor Island and Ellef Ringnes Island (in the north) belonging to the Sverdrup Islands (part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and thus the Canadian Arctic archipelago ) Iceland (in the south) separates. The 60 kilometer long and 15 kilometer wide strait flows into the Maclean Strait in the west and into the part of the sea surrounded by King Christian, Ellef Ringnes, Amund Ringnes , Cornwall , Devon , Bathurst , Helena , Cameron and Lougheed Island in the southeast .
See also
Web links
- Place names - Danish Strait at Natural Resources Canada