Barrow Strait is a shipping waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut . Forming part of the Parry Channel , the strait separates several large islands including Cornwallis Island and Devon Island to the north, from Prince of Wales Island , Somerset Island , and Prince Leopold Island to the south.
6-525: The first 30 mi (48 km) of its eastern section has no islands, commonly does not freeze until the end of November, nor consolidate until the end of December. Garrett Island, Lowther Island , Young Island, Hamilton Island, and Russell Island lay south of Bathurst Island. Browne Island, Somerville Island, and Griffith Island lay southwest of Cornwallis Island. Beechey Island lies off of Devon Island. From its eastern junction with Lancaster Sound to its western junction with Viscount Melville Sound ,
12-548: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lowther Island Lowther Island lies within the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada 's territory of Nunavut . It is one of the mid-channel islands in the western sector of Barrow Strait . Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island are to the north, while Prince of Wales Island is to the south. The island
18-472: Is clustered within a group of uninhabited islands. It is 15.5 mi (24.9 km) northeast of Young Island, separated by the Kettle Passage, a shipping route, and 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Garrett Island , separated by Hayes Channel. Lowther Island is 17 mi (27 km) long, 2–6 mi (3.2–9.7 km) wide, and 145 km (56 sq mi). It is rimmed by raised beaches,
24-524: The highest being at 106.5 m (349 ft). above sea level. Gourdeau Point is on the island's south side, and Lowther Shoal is to the south/southeast. The first European to sight the island was William Edward Parry in 1819. It is named after a relative of Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (who visited Lowther Island himself), that worked for the Hudson's Bay Company . In August 1852, ÉMile-Frédéric de Bray, searching for Sir John Franklin , spent
30-421: The strait measures 170 mi (270 km) long. Its eastern mouth, between Prince Leopold Island, and Cape Hurd on Devon Island, is 28 mi (45 km) wide. Its western mouth, at Cape Cockburn, southwestern Bathurst Island , is 66 mi (106 km) wide. Habitat for Arctic fox , birds, polar bear , ringed seal , and whales is located along the ice edge, near Leopold Island, while consolidated ice in
36-593: The strait's central and western sections provides a bridge for caribou crossing. A strategic waterway from deepwater vessels navigating Arctic waters, the Strait was surveyed in detail by the Soviet Navy during the Cold War . 74°23′N 097°48′W / 74.383°N 97.800°W / 74.383; -97.800 ( Barrow Strait ) This Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut location article
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