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[[Image:Map indicating Robeson Channel, Nunavut, Canada.png|right|thumb|225px|Robeson Channel, Nunavut, Canada.{{legend|#ffff66|Ellesmere Island, Nunavut}}{{legend|#ffffcc|Greenland}}]]

The '''Robeson Channel''' is a body of water connecting [[Kennedy Channel]] in south with the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north. This channel flows between [[Greenland]] and [[Ellesmere Island]].

'''Robeson Channel''' ({{coor dm|82|0|N|61|30|W}}) is a body of water lying between [[Greenland]] and [[Canada]]'s most northerly island, [[Ellesmere Island]]. It is the most northerly part of [[Nares Strait]], linking [[Kennedy Channel]] to the south with the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north.

It is about 50 [[mile]]s (80 km) in length and between 11 to 18 miles (18 to 29 km) wide. [[Alert, Nunavut|Alert]], the world's most northerly permanently-inhabited settlement, lies nearby.

The width of this channels ranges from 11–18 miles (18–29 km) and is about 50 miles (80 km) in length.

Other bodies of water in the area include:

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* [[Baffin Bay]]

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* [[Arctic Ocean]]

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[[Category:Geography of Nunavut]]

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