Hazen Strait
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The Hazen Strait is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
. It separates Mackenzie King Island
in the Northwest Territories
(to the north) from Vesey Hamilton Island
and Melville Island's Sabine Peninsula in Nunavut
(to the south).
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
. It separates Mackenzie King Island
Mackenzie King Island
Mackenzie King Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in northern Canada. It lies north of Melville Island and south of Borden Island, and like them is divided. Most of the island is in Northwest Territories, while its easternmost portion lies in Nunavut...
in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
(to the north) from Vesey Hamilton Island
Vesey Hamilton Island
Vesey Hamilton Island is an island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Hazen Strait, north of Melville Island....
and Melville Island's Sabine Peninsula in Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
(to the south).