Fury and Hecla Channel

Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow Arctic seawater channel located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of , Canada.
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  • Type: Channel
  • Description: Arctic strait below northwest Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: Fury and Hecla Strait

Fury and Hecla Channel

Latitude
69.9011° or 69° 54′ 4″ north
Longitude
-83.99931° or 83° 59′ 58″ west
Open location code
96XRW222+C7
Geo­Names ID
5958816
Wiki­data ID
Q691945
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Satellite Map

Discover Fury and Hecla Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Fury and Hecla Channel” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Fari və Hekla boğazı
  • Azerbaijani: Fyuri-end-Hekla boğazı
  • Bavarian: Fury-und-Hecla-Stroß
  • Catalan: estret de Fury and Hecla
  • Catalan: Estret del Fury i el Hecla
  • Cebuano: Fury and Hecla Strait
  • Chinese: 弗里和赫克拉海峽
  • Czech: Průliv Fury a Hekla
  • Dutch: Fury and Hecla Strait
  • Esperanto: markolo de Fury kaj Hecla
  • French: détroit de Fury and Hecla
  • French: Détroit de Fury et Hecla
  • German: Fury-und-Hecla-Straße
  • Italian: Stretto di Fury e Hecla
  • Japanese: フューリー・アンド・ヘクラ海峡
  • Japanese: フュリーアンドヘクラ海峡
  • Korean: 퓨리 헤클라 해협
  • Latvian: Fjūri un Heklas šaurums
  • Malayalam: ഫ്യൂറി ആൻറ് ഹെക്ല കടലിടുക്ക്
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Fury og Heclastredet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Fury- og Heclasundet
  • Norwegian: Fury og Heclastredet
  • Polish: Fury and Hecla Strait
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Fury e Hecla
  • Russian: Пролив Фьюри-энд-Хекла
  • Russian: Фьюри-энд-Хекла
  • Spanish: Estrecho del Fury y del Hecla
  • Swedish: Fury and Hecla Strait
  • Swedish: Fury och Heclasundet
  • Ukrainian: Ф’юрі-енд-Хекла

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Highlights include Purfur Cove and Saglaarjuk.

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