Davis Strait
Strait lying between Canada and Greenland
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Summary
Davis Strait is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (942 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nunavut[3]
- Country: Greenland[4], Canada[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[6]
- Named after: John Davis[7]
- Part of: Canadian Arctic Archipelago[8], Arctic Ocean[9]
- Commons category: Davis Strait[10]
- Has part(s): Hudson Strait[11]
- Significant event: first navigation[12], Q56055393[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Davis Strait[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Ecoregion (WWF): Arctic[22]
- Native label: Davis Strait[23]
- Length: 1143 km[24]
- Width: 644 km[25], 338 km[26]
- Connects with: Labrador Sea[27], Baffin Bay[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Davis Strait[30]
Why It Matters
Davis Strait has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]