M'Clure Strait

English

Alternative forms

• McClure Strait

Etymology

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

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.