a channel leading from the N.W. part of Baffin's Bay into the Polar Sea, and lying between Lat. 73° 45' and 74° 40' N. It is about 200 miles in length, and has an average breadth of 60 or 70 miles. The coasts on both sides are generally steep and rugged, with numerous bays and inlets. In many places it is upwards of 200 fathoms in depth, and not unfrequently no bottom can be found. It abounds in whales and other inhabitants of the northern seas.