Queens Channel
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The Queens Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago
in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
. It is surrounded by Bathurst Island
(to the west), Cornwallis and Little Cornwallis Island
s (to the south), Baillie-Hamilton
and Dundas Island
s (to the east), and Devon Island
(to the north-east). To the north, the channel opens into the Penny Strait
, to the south-west into the Crozier
and Pullen Strait
s, and to the east into the Wellington Channel
.
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
. It is surrounded by Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...
(to the west), Cornwallis and Little Cornwallis Island
Little Cornwallis Island
Little Cornwallis Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It is located at 75°30'N 96°30'W, between Cornwallis Island and Bathurst Island in McDougall Sound, and measures . It is uninhabited....
s (to the south), Baillie-Hamilton
Baillie-Hamilton Island
Baillie-Hamilton Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. The island is rectangular in shape, , and has an area of .Baillie-Hamilton Island is surrounded by larger islands. Devon Island is to the north and the east, across Wellington Channel. Cornwallis Island is to the...
and Dundas Island
Dundas Island (Nunavut)
Dundas Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island located between Devon Island and Baillie-Hamilton Island...
s (to the east), and Devon Island
Devon Island
Devon Island , claimed to be the largest uninhabited island on Earth, is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada's sixth largest island, and the 27th...
(to the north-east). To the north, the channel opens into the Penny Strait
Penny Strait
The Penny Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Bathurst Island from Devon Island . To the south and south-east, the strait opens into Queens Channel....
, to the south-west into the Crozier
Crozier Strait
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. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, connects Queens Channel to the north with the McDougall Sound to the...
and Pullen Strait
Pullen Strait
The Pullen Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Little Cornwallis Island from Cornwallis Island ....
s, and to the east into the Wellington Channel
Wellington Channel
The Wellington Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It runs north/south, separating Cornwallis Island and Devon Island....
.