McClintock Canal

McClintock Canal
Connects waters	Viscount Melville Sound
with water	Larsensund
Separates land mass	Prince of Wales Island
of land mass	Victoria Island
Data
Geographical location	71 ° 41 ′  N , 102 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 71 ° 41 ′  N , 102 ° 13 ′  W
length	271 km
Smallest width	105 km
Islands	Gateshead Island

The McClintock Channel ( English M'Clintock Channel ) is an extension of the Arctic Ocean in the Canadian territory of Nunavut . It is located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , between Victoria Island and Prince of Wales Island . The canal is 274 km long and 105 to 209 km wide and connects the Viscount-Melville-Sund in the north with the Larsensund in the south.

The strait was named after the polar explorer Francis McClintock and belonged to the former Franklin district .