🚤 Prince of Wales Strait

Canada · Americas · 72.25°N, 119.31°W

The Prince of Wales Strait is a strait in the Northwest Territories of Canada separating Banks Island to the northwest from Victoria Island to the southeast. It extends from Viscount Melville Sound in the northeast to Amundsen Gulf in the southwest. From late winter, it is filled by ice that usually does not break up until August, if at all. Its namesake, Prince of Wales Island, lies over 240 mi (390 km) to the east.

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Quick facts

Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	72.25°N, 119.31°W · view on map

Prince of Wales Strait is located in Canada, in Americas.

More straits in Canada

Active Pass · Alexandra Strait · Arnott Strait · Austin Channel · Ballantyne Strait · Barra Strait · Barrow Strait · Bellot Strait · Boyer Strait · Broughton Strait.

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