M'Clure Strait
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m-clure-strait-272-12716135
title:
M'Clure Strait
text:
The M'Clure Strait is a strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories. It forms the northwestern end of the Parry Channel which extends east all the way to Baffin Bay and is thus a possible route for the Northwest Passage. The strait was named for Robert McClure, an Irish Arctic explorer serving in the Royal Navy. He was the first man to traverse the North-West Passage. The strait connects the Beaufort Sea in the west with Viscount Melville Sound in the east. It is bounded by Prince P
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description:
Strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27Clure_Strait
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date modified:
2022-03-18T17:58:05Z
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