The Queens Channel () is a natural waterway through the central
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark).
Situated in the northern extremity of ...
in
Qikiqtaaluk Region,
Nunavut. It is surrounded by
Bathurst Island (to the west),
Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as the Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army general and official. In the United S ...
and
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.
Little Cornwallis Island w ...
s (to the south),
Baillie-Hamilton and
Dundas Islands (to the east), and
Devon Island (to the north-east). To the north, the channel opens into the
Penny Strait
The Penny Strait () is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Bathurst Island (to the south-west) from Devon Island (to the east). To the south and south-east, the strait open ...
, to the south-west into the
Crozier and
Pullen Straits, and to the east into the
Wellington Channel
The Wellington Channel () (not to be confused with Wellington Strait) is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It runs north–south, separating Cornwallis Island and Devon Island. Quee ...
.
Channels of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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