Simpson Strait
The Simpson Strait is a natural, shallow waterway separating King William Island to the north from Adelaide Peninsula on Nunavut's mainland to the south.- Channel
- Description: strait
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Latitude
68.49872° or 68° 29′ 55″ north
Longitude
-97.16461° or 97° 9′ 53″ west
Open location code
96W4FRXP+F5
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Simpson Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Simpson boğazı”
- Catalan: “Estret de Simpson”
- Catalan: “estret Simpson”
- Cebuano: “Simpson Strait”
- Chinese: “辛普森海峡”
- Chinese: “辛普森海峽”
- German: “Simpson Strait”
- German: “Simpsonstraße”
- Japanese: “シンプソン海峡”
- Russian: “Симпсон”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Simpson”
- Swedish: “Simpson Strait”
- Ukrainian: “Сімпсон”
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Highlights include Tulloch Point and Gould Point.
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