British Channel

This article is about the strait in Arctic Russia. For the strait between Great Britain and the European continent, see English Channel.
British Channel
British Channel
British Channel is located in Russia
British Channel
British Channel
Location in Russia
Coordinates80°24′N 50°55′E / 80.400°N 50.917°E / 80.400; 50.917
Average depth
522 m (1,713 ft)
British Channel

British Channel (Russian: Британский канал) is a strait in the western part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was first reported and named in 1875 by the Jackson–Harmsworth expedition.

The British Channel separates the westernmost island group from the rest of the Franz Josef Land archipelago. To the north the strait starts at the Queen Victoria Sea, in an southwesterly direction. It separates Prince Georg Land to the west from the smaller Koetlitz Island and Hooker Island to the east. About two-thirds down Prince Georg Land, the channel is split in two where the Nightingale Sound continues down the coast of Prince Georg Land and the De Bruyne Sound diverts to the southeast.

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