Wellington Channel

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Wellington Channel
Southern section of the Wellington Canal
Southern section of the Wellington Canal
Connects waters Barrow Strait
with water Penny Strait
Separates land mass Cornwallis Island
of land mass Devon Island
Data
Geographical location 75 ° 10 ′  N , 93 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 75 ° 10 ′  N , 93 ° 0 ′  W
Wellington Channel (Canada)
Wellington Channel
length 180 km
Smallest width 27 km

The Wellington Channel is a strait in the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . It runs between the islands of Cornwallis Island and Devon Island .

The Strait of the Sea was discovered by William Edward Parry on August 22, 1819 and named after the general and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington . John Franklin advanced to 77 degrees N on the Channel in 1845 when ice forced him to turn back. The first systematic exploration of the canal took place in 1851 by William Penny as part of the search expedition for the missing Franklin.

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