M'Clure Strait

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Etymology[edit]

Named for Robert McClure, an Irish Arctic explorer serving in the Royal Navy.

Proper noun[edit]

the M'Clure Strait

  1. A strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories, forming the northwestern end of the Parry Channel which extends east all the way to Baffin Bay and is thus a possible route for the Northwest Passage.
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