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Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut - Definition and Overview |
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There is also Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
 Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut Prince of Wales Island is an Arctic island in Nunavut Territory, Canada between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
For census purposes it is divided between Qikiqtaaluk and Kitikmeot regions. There are no permanent settlements.
It is a low tundra-covered island with an irregular coastline deeply indented by Ommanney Bay and Browne Bay. Its area has been estimated at 33,339 km²
The shores of the island were first explored by Europeans in 1851 during the searches for John Franklin's last expedition.
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