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 Irish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer Francis Crozier.

References

  1. 1 2 "Little Cornwallis Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. Ruffman, Alana. "An Archaeological Site on Karluck Island in Crozier Strait, N.W.T." (.pdf). Arctic: 165–167. doi:10.14430/arctic2800. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

75°35′N 097°13′W / 75.583°N 97.217°W / 75.583; -97.217 (Crozier Strait)


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