Dolphin and Union Strait

Dolphin and Union Strait
Location of the Dolphin and Union Strait
Connects waters	Coronation Gulf
with water	Amundsen Gulf
Separates land mass	Victoria Island
of land mass	Mainland Canada
Data
Geographical location	69 ° 51 ′  N , 117 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 69 ° 51 ′  N , 117 ° 27 ′  W
length	210 km
Smallest width	26 km
Islands	Liston Island , Sutton Island , Lambert Island , Camping Island

The Dolphin and Union Strait is located between mainland Canada and Victoria Island , which is part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago . It connects the Amundsen Gulf in the northwest with the Coronation Gulf in the southeast. Austin Bay marks the southeast end of the strait .

The Inuit who live in this area are known as the Copper Eskimos , Copper Inuit or the "people of the end of the world".

There are several islands in the strait. These include Liston Island and Sutton Island , which historically represent the home of the Noahonirmiut tribe of the Copper Inuit.

The strait has a length of about 210 km. Their width varies between 26 and 65 km.

In spring, when the strait is still frozen, Barrenground caribou , known as "Dolphin and Union" herds, cross them to get to Victoria Island and spend the summer on it. Eider ducks can be seen in the strait .

In the last few decades, the winter ice thickness in the strait has continuously decreased.