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M'Clure Strait

M'Clure Strait proper noun: a strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories, forming the northwestern end of the Parry Channel which extends east all the way to Baffin Bay and is thus a possible route for the Northwest Passage.

Proper noun

the M'Clure Strait

  1. A strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories, forming the northwestern end of the Parry Channel which extends east all the way to Baffin Bay and is thus a possible route for the Northwest Passage.

Forms of M'Clure Strait

alternative formMcClure Strait

Origin of M'Clure Strait

Named for Robert McClure, an Irish Arctic explorer serving in the Royal Navy.

Questions about M'Clure Strait

What does M'Clure Strait mean?
M'Clure Strait means a strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories, forming the northwestern end of the Parry Channel which extends east all the way to Baffin Bay and is thus a possible route for the Northwest Passage.
What part of speech is M'Clure Strait?
M'Clure Strait is a proper noun.

Words near M'Clure Strait in the dictionary

  1. M&Ms
  2. M&S
  3. M&V
  4. m'
  5. M'Clure
  6. M'Clure Strait
  7. M'Coy
  8. m'dear
  9. m'dears
  10. M'Donald
  11. M'Henry

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