Nares Strait Nares Strait Nares Strait (; ) is a waterway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland that is the northern part of Baffin Bay where it meets the Lincoln Sea. From south to north, the strait includes Smith Sound, Kane Basin, Kennedy Channel, Hall Basin and Robeson Channel. During 1962–64 a 20 km by 10 km ice island drifted southward from the Lincoln Sea through the Nares and Davis Straits to the Atlantic Ocean (Labrador Sea). Nares strait has a nearly permanent current from the north, powered by the Beaufort Gyre, making it harder to traverse for ships coming from the south.
Investigator Strait Kangaroo Island. A number of protected areas are located both within and adjoining the Strait’s extent. The following reserves are located on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula (from west to east): The following reserves are located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island (from west to east): The following reserve is located on Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island at the north-west end of the strait: Investigator Strait Investigator Strait is a body of water in South Australia lying between the Yorke Peninsula, on the Australian mainland, and Kangaroo Island. It was named by Matthew Flinders after his