Victoria Strait

From the north, the strait links the M'Clintock Channel and the Larsen Sound with the Queen Maud Gulf to the south.

The strait has never been comprehensively surveyed, however, charted portions indicate several patches where the water is only 10 metres (30 ft) deep.

Ships drawing up to 9 m (30 ft) have navigated the strait, but it is made very difficult by the ice.

Due to the hazards of the strait, a longer route was used which went around King William Island.

[3] In 1967, the Victoria Strait was used for the first time by an icebreaker, the CCGS John A. Macdonald, when travelling to the western Arctic to assist shipping.

The large island at the centre of this satellite image is Victoria Island , with Banks Island top left. The Victoria Strait adjoins the east coast of Victoria Island, just above the Queen Maud Gulf which runs west to east.