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| etymology = Named after [[Joseph René Bellot]]
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'''Bellot Strait''' is a [[strait]] in [[Nunavut]] that separates [[Somerset Island (Nunavut)|Somerset Island]] to its north from the [[Murchison Promontory]] of [[Boothia Peninsula]] to its south, which is the northernmost part of the mainland of [[the Americas]]. The {{convert|2|km|mi|spell=in|adj=mid|-wide}} and {{convert|25|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} strait connects the [[Gulf of Boothia]], [[Prince Regent Inlet]], and [[Brentford Bay]] to its east with [[Peel Sound]] and [[Franklin Strait]] to its west.
==Geography==
[[File:Bellot Strait satellite.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Bellot Strait]]
The north side of the strait rises steeply to approximately {{convert|450|m}}, and the south shore to approximately {{convert|750|m}}. The current in the strait can run at up to {{convert|8|kn|lk=in}} and often changes its direction. It is also often filled with small [[iceberg]]s which pose a danger to ships in the strait.
==History==
[[File:Bellot Strait, September 1858.png|thumb|One of the earliest depictions of the strait, showing one attempt by the McClintock expedition to pass through]]
The first Europeans to see the strait were the Canadian explorer [[William Kennedy (captain)|William Kennedy]] and the French naval officer [[Joseph René Bellot]], who reached it by dogsled from [[Batty Bay]] in 1852. This proved that Somerset was an island and that Prince Regent Inlet had a difficult westward exit.
In 1858, [[Francis Leopold McClintock]] tried to pass the strait but had to abandon the attempt. The strait was first crossed from west to east by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] ship ''Aklavik'' in 1937, piloted by Scotty Gall. [[Henry Larsen (explorer)|Henry Larsen]] crossed it in 1942 on the first west-east transit of the [[Northwest Passage]].
The [[Fort Ross, Nunavut|Fort Ross]] trading post on the northern shore was established in 1937, and lasted for 11 years. However, the building has been refurbished and strengthened, and acts as a refuge for researchers and crews of small boats passing through.
==Sources==
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* {{cite encyclopedia |last=Gordon |first=Stanley |title=Bellot Strait |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |date=31 January 2014 |publisher=[[Historica Canada]] |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bellot-strait |access-date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930065154/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000671 |url-status=dead }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311014238/http://www.bartleby.com/69/37/B04437.html ''The Columbia Gazetteer of North America'']
* [http://www.norwegianblue.co.uk/photo_diary/weld-ross/3.htm Bellot Strait conditions – Ross Weld]
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* {{cite book|last1 = Finley
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Bellot Strait}}{{Straits of Nunavut}}
[[Category:Straits of Kitikmeot Region]]
[[Category:Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region]]
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