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McClure Strait

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noun

  1. an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.

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Beyond the strait, the Manhattan faced the most dangerous leg of the journey �Viscount Melville Sound and, finally, ice-choked McClure Strait.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once free, the Manhattan set off to make history by attempting to plow through McClure Strait, the unpenetrated gateway to the relatively open water of the Beaufort Sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

They crossed the ice of McClure Strait to Melville Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

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