Austin Channel

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Austin Channel
Location in Nunavut

The Austin Channel ( 75°30′N103°30′W / 75.500°N 103.500°W / 75.500; -103.500 (Austin Channel) ) is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. [1] It separates Byam Martin Island (to the south) from Melville Island (to the west) and the Alexander and Bathurst Islands (to the north-east). To the north it opens to the Byam Martin Channel, to the south-west to the Byam Channel, and to the south-east to the Viscount Melville Sound (part of the Parry Channel).

References

  1. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) - Austin Channel". Government of Canada. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2025-06-14.