Hendriksen Strait
Hendriksen Strait is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Amund Ringnes Island from Cornwall Island. To the east, the sound opens into Norwegian Bay. It is 10 km wide and 40 km long.Hendriksen Strait
- Type: Channel
- Description: strait in Nunavut, Canada
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
77.83509° or 77° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
-96.50235° or 96° 30′ 9″ west
Open location code
C695RFPX+23
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hendriksen Strait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hendriksen Strait”
- Chinese: “亨德里克森海峽”
- Dutch: “Hendriksen Strait”
- German: “Hendriksen Strait”
- Japanese: “ヘンドリクセン海峡”
- Latvian: “Hendriksena šaurums”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Hendriksen”
- Swedish: “Hendriksen Strait”
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Highlights: Fog Bay.
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