Strait of Parry ( English Parry Channel ) - a strait in the Arctic Ocean, in the central part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago .
| Strait of Parry | |
|---|---|
| English Parry channel | |
| Specifications | |
| Width | 45-140 km |
| Length | 1000 km |
| Location | |
| Connects | Baffin Sea, Beaufort Sea |
| Separates | Queen Elizabeth Islands Southern Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| A country |
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| Provinces | Nunavut , Northwest Territories |
Connects the Baffin Sea in the east with the Beaufort Sea in the west. Separates Queen Elizabeth Islands in the north from the rest of the archipelago. It has a length of about 1000 km; at the narrowest point between the islands of Somerset and Cornwallis reaches a width of only 45 km.
The Strait of Parry is comprised of a chain of straits - Lancaster , Barrow , Wycomett – Melville and McClure .
Named after Arctic explorer William Edward Parry .
Links
- Strait of Parry . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com . Date of treatment December 29, 2018. - The Canadian Encyclopedia.