Lady Ann Strait is a
waterway
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in
Jones Sound
Jones Sound is a waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It lies between Devon Island and the southern end of Ellesmere Island. At its northwestern end it is linked by several channels to Norwegian Bay; at its eastern end it opens via Glacie ...
in the
Canadian territory
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of
Nunavut
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. It is wide at the point between Cape Fitz Roy on
Devon Island
Devon Island (, ) is an island in Canada and the largest desert island, uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the largest members of the Arctic Ar ...
to the southwest, and
Coburg Island
Coburg Island () is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the members of Queen Elizabeth Islands located in Baffin Bay's Lady Ann Strait. It is separated from Ellesmere Island by Glacier Strait; D ...
to the northeast.
The strait empties into northwestern
Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay (Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; ; ; ), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is sometimes considered a s ...
.
References
Lady Ann Strait at the Atlas of Canada
External links
Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region
Bodies of water of Baffin Bay
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