Austin Channel
Location in Nunavut
The Austin Channel (75°30′N 103°30′W / 75.500°N 103.500°W) is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut.[1] It separates Byam Martin Island (to the south) from Melville Island (to the west) and the Alexander and Bathurst Islands (to the north-east). To the north it opens to the Byam Martin Channel, to the south-west to the Byam Channel, and to the south-east to the Viscount Melville Sound (part of the Parry Channel).
References
[edit]- ^ "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) - Austin Channel". Government of Canada. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2025-06-14.