Kennedy Channel

Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada Kennedy Channel, Nunavut, Canada. Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Greenland Kennedy Channel (Danish: Kennedykanalen; French: Passage Kennedy; 80°55′N 66°30′W / 80.917°N 66.500°W / 80.917; -66.500 (Kennedy Channel)) is an Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's most northerly island, Ellesmere Island. It was named by Elisha Kane around 1854 during his second Arctic voyage in search of the lost Franklin expedition. It is unknown whether it was named for Canadian fur trader, explorer, politician, and historian William Kennedy, whom he had met a few years previously during searches for Franklin's expedition, or John Pendleton Kennedy, the United States Secretary of the Navy during 1852 to 1853. Geography It forms part of Nares Strait, linking Kane Basin with Hall Basin. From the south, its beginning is marked by Capes Lawrence and Jackson; its junction with Hall Basin is marked by Capes Baird and Morton. It is about 130 kilometres in length, between 24 and 32 kilometres in width and averages water depths between 180 and 340 metres. It contains Hans Island, with an ownership shared between Canada and Denmark, becaus