Kennedy Channel
Kennedy Channel is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island. It was named by Elisha Kane around 1854 during his second Arctic voyage in search of the lost Franklin expedition.- Channel
- Description: part of Nares Strait between Canada and Greenland
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Latitude
80.91895° or 80° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
-66.13928° or 66° 8′ 21″ west
Open location code
C7GMWV96+H7
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kennedy Channel” goes by many names.
قناة كينيديArabic
Kennedi boğazıAzerbaijani
Праліў КенэдзіBelarusian
КенедиBulgarian
Кенеди (проток)Bulgarian
Canal de KennedyCatalan
Kennedy ChannelCebuano
甘迺迪海峽Chinese
肯尼迪海峡Chinese
肯尼迪海峽Chinese
Kennedyho průlivCzech
Kennedy KanalenDanish
Kennedy ChannelDutch
Straat KennedyDutch
Kanalo KennedyEsperanto
Kennedy väinEstonian
Kennedyn kanaaliFinnish
KennedynsalmiFinnish
תעלת קנדיHebrew
Canale KennedyItalian
ケネディー海峡Japanese
케네디 해협Korean
Kenedija šaurumsLatvian
KennedykanalenNorwegian
KennedykanalenNorwegian Bokmål
KennedykanalenNorwegian Nynorsk
Cieśnina Kennedy’egoPolish
Пролив КеннедиRussian
Kennedy ChannelSlovenian
Kennedy ChannelSwedish
KennedykanalenSwedish
Kennedy KanalıTurkish
Протока КеннедіUkrainian
Eo biển KennedyVietnamese
甘迺迪海峽Yue Chinese
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