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Dease Strait, the Glossary

Dease Strait is an east–west waterway between the mainland's Kent Peninsula and Victoria Island in Nunavut, Canada.^[1]

Cambridge Bay

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2021 population 1,760; population centre 1,403) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. Dease Strait and Cambridge Bay are Victoria Island (Canada).

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Coronation Gulf

Coronation Gulf lies between Victoria Island and mainland Nunavut in Canada. Dease Strait and Coronation Gulf are Victoria Island (Canada).

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Kiillinnguyaq

Kiillinnguyaq, formerly the Kent Peninsula, is a large Arctic peninsula, almost totally surrounded by water, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.

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Northwest Passage

The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada.

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Nunavut

Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.

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Peter Warren Dease

Peter Warren Dease (January 1, 1788 – January 17, 1863) was a Canadian fur trader and Arctic explorer.

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Thomas Simpson (explorer)

Thomas Simpson (2 July 1808 – 14 June 1840) was a Scottish Arctic explorer, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and cousin of Company Governor Sir George Simpson.

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Victoria Island

Victoria Island (italic) is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Dease Strait and Victoria Island are Victoria Island (Canada).

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