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.

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Meanings

proper nounthe M'Clure Strait

alternative McClure 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.

Origin

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

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APA

M'Clure Strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M'Clure%20Strait

MLA

“M'Clure Strait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M'Clure%20Strait. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “M'Clure Strait,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M'Clure%20Strait.

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