M'Clure Strait
The M'Clure Strait (sometimes rendered McClure Strait) is a
The strait connects the
The M'Clure Strait became fully open (ice-free) in early August 2007, and again in August 2008. The European Space Agency reported that the Arctic's Northwest Passage opened up fully sea ice free, clearing a lane through the northern section of the historically impassable route between Europe and Asia.[2]
At 15.33Z on August 29, 2012, the purpose-built Polar Bound under the command of David Scott Cowper with Jane Maufe as crew, was the first private yacht to pass through the strait.[3] Shortly thereafter, the Hallberg-Rassy sailboat Belzebub II, with three sailors aboard, became the first sailboat to travel the route.[4]
The M'Clure Strait lies within the M'Clure Rift which forms the western end of the Parry Submarine Rift Valley. It is considered an incipient rift zone because little extensional tectonism has taken place on it and no oceanic crust occurs in the middle of the strait.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Who Controls the Northwest Passage?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Satellites Witness Lowest Arctic Ice Coverage in History". esa.int. September 14, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Maufe, Jane (September 2019). "The Frozen Frontier". Power & Motoryacht. 35 (9): 64.
- ^ Hamamdjian, Danielle (August 30, 2012). "Sailors take northernmost trek through Arctic to highlight record thaw". CTV News. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ISBN 978-87-635-1150-6.
74°42′N 117°00′W / 74.7°N 117.0°W
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