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Nares Strait, the Glossary

Nares Strait (Nares Strædet; Détroit de Nares) is a waterway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland that connects the northern part of Baffin Bay in the Atlantic Ocean with the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean.^[1]

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Bodies of water of Baffin Bay
Canada–Greenland border
Straits of Greenland
Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region

Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Baffin Bay

Baffin Bay (Inuktitut: Saknirutiak Imanga; Avannaata Imaa; Baie de Baffin), 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. Nares Strait and Baffin Bay are Canada–Greenland border.

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Beaufort Gyre

The Beaufort Gyre is one of the two major ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean.

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Crozier Island

Crozier Island is one of three islands located in the Kennedy Channel section of Nares Strait in the high Arctic.

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Davis Strait

The Davis Strait is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. Nares Strait and Davis Strait are Canada–Greenland border, International straits, straits of Greenland and straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island (lit; île d'Ellesmere) is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world.

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Franklin Island (Greenland)

Franklin Island is one of three islands located in Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic and is part of Avannaata municipality, Greenland.

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George Nares

Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Hall Basin

Hall Basin is an Arctic waterway between Hall Land in Greenland to the east and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island, to the west. Nares Strait and Hall Basin are Canada–Greenland border, International straits, straits of Greenland and straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region.

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Hans Island

Hans Island (Inuktitut and Tartupaluk,; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᕐᑐᐸᓗᒃ; Hans Ø; île Hans) is an island in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic region, split between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. Nares Strait and Hans Island are Canada–Greenland border.

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Icebreaker

An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships.

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Joe Island (Greenland)

Joe Island (Joe Ø) is an island of the Nares Strait, Greenland.

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Kane Basin

Kane Basin (Kane Bassin; Bassin (de) Kane) is an Arctic waterway lying between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. Nares Strait and Kane Basin are Canada–Greenland border and International straits.

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Kennedy Channel

Kennedy Channel (Kennedykanalen; Passage Kennedy) is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island. Nares Strait and Kennedy Channel are Canada–Greenland border, International straits and straits of Greenland.

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Labrador Sea

The Labrador Sea (mer du Labrador; Labradorhavet) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. Nares Strait and Labrador Sea are Canada–Greenland border.

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Lincoln Sea

Lincoln Sea (Mer de Lincoln; Lincolnhavet) is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from Cape Columbia, Canada, in the west to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland, in the east. Nares Strait and Lincoln Sea are Canada–Greenland border.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nunavut

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

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Robeson Channel

Robeson Channel is a body of water lying between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. Nares Strait and Robeson Channel are Canada–Greenland border, International straits and straits of Greenland.

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Ruin Island

Ruin Island is a small island off the coast of the Inglefield Land region of northwest Greenland.

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Smith Sound

Smith Sound (Smith Sund; Détroit de Smith) is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Nunavut's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. Nares Strait and Smith Sound are Bodies of water of Baffin Bay, Canada–Greenland border, International straits and straits of Greenland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nares_Strait

Also known as Nares straight.