James Ross Strait

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James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.

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James Ross Strait canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic waterway
strait
connectsTo M'Clintock Channel
surface form: M’Clintock Channel

Rae Strait
country Canada
hasNavigationConditions seasonally ice-covered
knownFor being part of the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage
role in Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition route
locatedEastOf King William Island
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Canada
Nunavut
locatedNorthOf Queen Maud Gulf
locatedSouthOf M'Clintock Channel
surface form: M’Clintock Channel
locatedWestOf Boothia Peninsula
namedAfter James Clark Ross
oceanographicZone Arctic marine environment
partOf Arctic Archipelago
surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Northwest Passage
surface form: Canadian Northwest Passage shipping route

Northwest Passage
region Kitikmeot Region
separates Boothia Peninsula
King William Island
territory Nunavut
traversedBy Gjøa
Roald Amundsen
traversedDuring Amundsen Gjøa expedition
surface form: Gjøa expedition
traversedIn 1903–1906
waterwayOf Northwest Passage

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Amundsen Gjøa expedition navigatedWaterway James Ross Strait
Gjøa sailedThrough James Ross Strait