James Ross Strait

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James Ross Strait
NASA Landsat image of James Ross Strait with triangular Tennent Island to the west and Matty Island to the east
NASA Landsat image of James Ross Strait with triangular Tennent Island to the west and Matty Island to the east
Connects waters Larsen sound
with water St. Roch Basin
Separates land mass King William Island
of land mass Boothia Peninsula
Data
Geographical location 69 ° 50 ′  N , 96 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 69 ° 50 ′  N , 96 ° 30 ′  W
James Ross Strait (Nunavut)
James Ross Strait
length 180 km
Smallest width 48 km
Islands Clarence Islands , Tennent Island , Matty Island

James Ross Strait is a strait in the Arctic Ocean . It lies between King William Island and the Boothia Peninsula in the Canadian territory of Nunavut .

The strait is 180 km long and 48 and 64 km wide. It connects the Larsen Sound in the north with the St. Roch Basin in the south.

There are several islands in James Ross Strait, including the Clarence Islands , Tennent Island, and Matty Island .

Several polar explorers, including Roald Amundsen , sailed the James Ross Strait in search of the Northwest Passage . The strait was named after the explorer and navigator James Clark Ross .