Franklin Strait

Franklin Strait
Prince of Wales Island with Franklin Strait to the southeast
Connects waters	Peel Sound , Bellot Strait
with water	Larsen sound
Separates land mass	Boothia Peninsula
of land mass	Prince of Wales Island
Data
Geographical location	71 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 96 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 71 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 96 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W
Islands	Dixon Island, Hobday Island, Toms Island, Graham Island, Tasmania Islands

The Franklin Strait is a strait in the Canadian-Arctic Archipelago in the Canadian territory of Nunavut .

It is located between the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island and the Boothia Peninsula and connects Peel Sound in the north with Larsen Sound in the southwest. The Bellot Strait runs east from Franklin Strait to the Gulf of Boothia .

The strait was named after the English explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847). This was killed in the arctic waters of this region.