Franklin Strait

The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is located between southeastern Prince of Wales Island and the Boothia Peninsula. It is on the south end of Peel Sound.

This article is about the Canadian Arctic. For the Tasmanian waterway, see Franklin Sound.

It is named after the English explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), who perished in these waters on his lost expedition.

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