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James Ross Strait
James Ross
Strait
, an arm of
the Arctic
Ocean, is a
channel
between
King William Island
and the
Boothia Peninsula
in the
Canadian territory
of
Nunavut
.
long, and to wide, it connects
M'Clintock Channel
to the
Rae Strait
to
the south
. Islands in
the channel
include the
Clarence Islands
,
Tennent Islands
,
Beverley Island
, and
Matty Island
.
A number of
polar explorers
searching for
the Northwest Passage
sailed through the strait, including
Roald Amundsen
. The strait is named after
British
polar explorer
James Clark Ross
.