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The Simpson Strait (68°32′N 097°30′W / 68.533°N 97.500°W / 68.533; -97.500 (Simpson Strait)) is a natural, shallow waterway separating King William Island to the north from Adelaide Peninsula on Nunavut's mainland to the south. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, connects the Queen Maud Gulf with Rasmussen Basin's Rae Strait.[1]

Simpson Strait measures 40 mi (64 km) long and 2–10 mi (3.2–16.1 km) wide,[1] and there are several small islands within it: Albert, Beaver, Boulder, Castor, Chens, Club, Comb, Denille, Dolphin, Eta, Hook, Kilwinning, Pollux, Ristvedt, Saatuq, Sarvaq and Taupe.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Simpson Strait". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ "Group Name: Nunavut (Kitikmeot Region) East Centre group". rsgbiota.org. 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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