British Channel
British Channel is a strait in the western part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was first reported and named in 1875 by the Jackson–Harmsworth expedition.
- Strait
- Description: strait in Arctic Russia
- Also known as“Britanskiy Kanal”“Proliv Britanski Kanal”“Proliv Britanskiy Kanal”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
80.8136° or 80° 48′ 49″ north
Longitude
52.30356° or 52° 18′ 13″ east
Open location code
CHGJR873+CC
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“British Channel” goes by many names.
Britaniya boğazıAzerbaijani
Proliv Britanskiy KanalCebuano
Britanski kanalCroatian
Britský kanálCzech
Tashar BurtaniyaHausa
Canale BritannicoItalian
Kanał BrytyjskiPolish
Британский каналRussian
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