Rae Strait is a small strait in the Kitikmeot Region, it is named after Scottish Arctic explorer but it wasn't called King William Land.
Rae Strait is a small strait in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is named after Scottish Arctic explorer John Rae who, in 1854, was the first European to visit the area while mapping the northern coast of North America. At the time, King William Island was called King William Land, since it was thought to be adjoined to Boothia. 
