Crozier Strait is a natural

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in Qikiqtaaluk,

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, Canada. It separates Bathurst Island's Gregory Peninsula to the west from Milne Island and

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to the east. The strait, an arm of the

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, connects Queens Channel to the north with the McDougall Sound to the south. Kalvik Island is located within the strait, as is Karluk Island, an archaeological site. Crozier Strait is named after Irish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer Francis Crozier.

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Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub