Franklin Strait

Franklin Strait

The Franklin Strait [cite web |url=http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/canada/map/m798414/franklin_strait.html |title=Franklin Strait |accessdate=2008-07-06 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=traveljournals.net] is an Arctic waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It's located between southeastern Prince of Wales Island and the Boothia Peninsula. [cite web |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Co_VIPIJerIC&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=%22Franklin+Strait%22+Nunavut&source=web&ots=PviLkDzx2Z&sig=ipB8EF8UgQNwYr_cGS1KWtnsOiM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result |title=Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary |accessdate=2008-07-06 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=books.google.com]

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