Crozier Strait

Crozier Strait is a natural waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Bathurst Island's Gregory Peninsula to the west from Milne Island and Little Cornwallis Island to the east.^[1] The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, connects Queens Channel to the north with the McDougall Sound to the south. Kalvik Island is located within the strait,^[1] as is Karluk Island, an archaeological site.^[2]

Crozier Strait is named after Arctic explorer Francis Crozier.

References

1 2 "Little Cornwallis Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
↑ Ruffman, Alana. "An Archaeological Site on Karluck Island in Crozier Strait, N.W.T." (.pdf). Arctic: 165–167. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

Straits of Nunavut

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