Prince of Wales Strait

The Prince of Wales Strait is a strait in the of Canada separating to the northwest from Victoria Island to the southeast.
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Prince of Wales Strait

Latitude
72.70578° or 72° 42′ 21″ north
Longitude
-118.32413° or 118° 19′ 27″ west
Open location code
C543PM4G+88
Geo­Names ID
6113394
Wiki­data ID
Q156271
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Prince of Wales Strait” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مضيق أمير ويلز
  • Azerbaijani: Uels Şahzadəsi
  • Belarusian: Праліў Прынца Уэльскага
  • Bulgarian: Принц на Уелс (проток)
  • Bulgarian: Принц на Уелс
  • Catalan: estret del Príncep de Gal·les
  • Catalan: Estret del Príncep de Gal·les
  • Cebuano: Prince of Wales Strait
  • Chinese: 威尔士亲王海峡
  • Chinese: 威爾士親王海峽
  • Chinese: 威爾斯親王海峽
  • Dutch: Prince of Wales Strait
  • Esperanto: Markolo de Princo de Kimrio
  • French: Détroit du Prince de Galles
  • French: Detroit du Prince-de-Galles
  • French: détroit du Prince-de-Galles
  • French: Détroit du Prince-de-Galles
  • German: Prince of Wales Strait
  • German: Prince-of-Wales-Straße
  • German: Prinz-of-Wales-Straße
  • Hebrew: מצר הנסיך מוויילס
  • Italian: Stretto del Principe del Galles
  • Italian: Stretto del Principe di Galles
  • Japanese: プリンスオブウェールズ海峡
  • Korean: 프린스오브웨일스 해협
  • Latvian: Velsas Prinča šaurums
  • Lithuanian: Velso Princo sąsiauris
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Prince of Wales Strait
  • Polish: Cieśnina Księcia Walii
  • Portuguese: Estreito do Príncipe de Gales
  • Portuguese: Estreito Príncipe de Gales
  • Russian: Пролив Принца Уэльского
  • Slovak: Prieliv princa Waleského
  • Spanish: Estrecho del Principe de Gales
  • Spanish: Estrecho del Príncipe de Gales
  • Spanish: Estrecho Principe de Gales
  • Spanish: Estrecho Príncipe de Gales
  • Swedish: Prince of Wales Strait
  • Turkish: Galler Prensi Boğazı
  • Ukrainian: протока Принца Уельського
  • Ukrainian: Протока Принца Уельського
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Công tước xứ Gan
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Công tước xứ Wales
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Hoàng tử xứ Gan
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Hoàng tử xứ Wales
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Prince of Wales
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Thân vương xứ Gan
  • Vietnamese: eo biển Thân vương xứ Wales

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Johnson Point and Johnson Point Airport.

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