Peary Channel - Wikipedia

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Peary Channel

Peary Channel Location within Nunavut
Location	Nunavut
Coordinates	79°40′00″N 101°29′59″W / 79.66667°N 101.49972°W / 79.66667; -101.49972
Part of	Arctic Ocean
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada, Nunavut

Max. length	193 km (120 mi)
Max. width	97 km (60 mi)

Frozen	Most of the year

The Peary Channel is a waterway in the territory of Nunavut. It is an arm of the Arctic Ocean, and it spreads southeast between Meighen Island to the north, Axel Heiberg Island to the east, Amund Ringnes Island to the south, and Ellef Ringnes Island to the west. The channel is approximately 193 km (120 mi) long and 97 km (60 mi) wide.^[1]

References

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↑ "Peary Channel". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

Peary Channel at Atlas of Canada

v t e Channels of Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region	Goldsmith Humboldt M'Clintock Rasmussen
Qikiqtaaluk Region	Austin Belcher Byam Byam Martin Foxe Kennedy Maury Parry Peary Queens Robeson Sverdrup Wellington

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