Denmark Strait Denmark Strait The Denmark Strait () or Greenland Strait (, 'Greenland Sound') is an oceanic strait between Greenland (to its northwest) and Iceland (to its southeast). The Norwegian island of Jan Mayen lies northeast of the strait. The strait connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Irminger Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches long and wide at its narrowest, between Straumnes, the northwestern headland of the Westfjords peninsula of Hornstrandir, and Cape Tupinier on "Blosseville Coast" in East Greenland). The official International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) delineation between the Arctic and the North
Dampier Strait (Indonesia) Dampier Strait (Indonesia) Dampier Strait (sometimes also known as Augusta's Strait) in Indonesian province of West Papua is a strait that separates the Raja Ampat islands of Waigeo and Batanta. It is named after British navigator William Dampier. The Dampier Strait passes through the Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat ( West Papua province). Between the islands Batanta and Gam are several islands. The largest of these is the narrow island of . At its eastern tip are the islands of and . Island lies northwest. South of Mansuar are the , the , Djerief and the Mainsfield Islands. At the