Wellington Strait

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Wellington Strait
Connects waters James Ross Strait
with water Rae Strait
Separates land mass Tennent Island
of land mass Matty Island
Data
Geographical location 69 ° 28 ′  N , 95 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 69 ° 28 ′  N , 95 ° 59 ′  W
Wellington Strait (Canada)
Wellington Strait
length 27 km
Smallest width 4 km

The Wellington Strait (German Wellington Strait ) is a strait in the province of Nunavut in the southern part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago . It runs off the northeast coast of King William Island between Tennent Island and Matty Island .

The strait was discovered by John Ross during his expedition from 1829 to 1833 and named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Jakob Egli : Nomina geographica. Friedrich Brandstetter, Leipzig 1872. p. 619.