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The '''Boothia Peninsula''' is a large peninsula that on the Northern Coast of [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. Its Northern tip is the Northernmost location on continental [[North America]]. | The '''Boothia Peninsula''' is a large peninsula that on the Northern Coast of [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. Its Northern tip is the Northernmost location on continental [[North America]].<ref name=Cbc20061027> | ||
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| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/northwest-passage/communities.html | |||
| title=Northwest Passage: ''The National'' visits Canada's North | |||
| publisher=[[CBC News]] | |||
| date=2006-10-27 | |||
| accessdate=2008-08-14 | |||
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}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fbackground%2Fnorthwest-passage%2Fcommunities.html&date=2008-08-14 mirror] | |||
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Failed attempts to traverse the [[Northwest Passage]], tried to pass through the narrow [[Bellot Strait]] between the Boothia Peninsula and [[Somerset Island]]. | Failed attempts to traverse the [[Northwest Passage]], tried to pass through the narrow [[Bellot Strait]] between the Boothia Peninsula and [[Somerset Island]]. | ||
Tides through the strait can flow at 8 [[knots]]. Ships can be pinned within dangerous [[ice packs]], and packs of even larger [[iceberg]] fragments. | Tides through the strait can flow at 8 [[knots]]. Ships can be pinned within dangerous [[ice packs]], and packs of even larger [[iceberg]] fragments. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 8 June 2009
The Boothia Peninsula is a large peninsula that on the Northern Coast of Nunavut, Canada. Its Northern tip is the Northernmost location on continental North America.[1]
Failed attempts to traverse the Northwest Passage, tried to pass through the narrow Bellot Strait between the Boothia Peninsula and Somerset Island.
Tides through the strait can flow at 8 knots. Ships can be pinned within dangerous ice packs, and packs of even larger iceberg fragments.
References
- ↑ Northwest Passage: The National visits Canada's North, CBC News, 2006-10-27. Retrieved on 2008-08-14. mirror