Frozen Strait is a waterway inNunavut just north ofHudson Bay between theMelville Peninsula to the north andSouthampton Island to the south. It connectsRepulse Bay to the west withFoxe Basin to the east. The strait is 80 km (50 mi) long, and 19 to 32 km (12 to 20 miles) wide.[1]
In 1615Robert Bylot was blocked by ice at its east end. In 1742Christopher Middleton reached the west end.[2][3] He sailed north throughRoes Welcome Sound to Repulse Bay. Seeing the strait ice-filled in August, it seemed clear that there was no passage so he gave the names Frozen Strait and Repulse Bay. In 1821William Edward Parry passed the strait with no difficulty. Some have suggested thatbowhead whales appear to migrate in the spring and fall throughRoes Welcome Sound, but the possibility of migration through Frozen Strait cannot be ruled out.[4]
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65°50′N084°30′W / 65.833°N 84.500°W /65.833; -84.500 (Frozen Strait)
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