The McClure Strait is a strait in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Northwest Passage. The strait, considered part of the Beaufort Sea, is bounded by Prince Patrick Island and Eglinton Island on the north and Banks Island on the south. The strait was named for Robert McClure, a British arctic explorer. Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Popular Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago This article describes the route through the Canadian Arctic. ... Approximate area of the Beaufort Sea, and the disputed waters The Beaufort Sea is a large body of water north of The Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska and west of Canadas arctic islands that is a part of the Arctic Ocean. ... Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories . Prince Patrick Island is the most westernly of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Eglinton Island, Northwest Territories . Eglinton Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Banks Island, Northwest Territories. ... Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (or MClure) (28 January 1807 - 17 October 1873) was a British explorer of the Arctic. ...
McClure obtained a lieutenancy for his 1836-37 service on Terror under George BACK in the ice of Hudson Bay.
McClure ungenerously informed a parliamentary committee that he could have kept his men alive without Kellett's aid, thereby denying his rescuers a share in the £10-000 voted to the discoverers of the passage.
McClure served on the China Station 1856-61 and died a vice-admiral.
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