Des Voeux Island
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Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 76°10′43″N 096°57′11″W / 76.17861°N 96.95306°W / 76.17861; -96.95306 (Des Voeux Island) |
Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
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Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Des Voeux Island is a part of the
Bathurst Island than to Devon Island
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The island is named in honour of Sir George William Des Vœux, a former Governor General of Newfoundland and Labrador and Governor of Hong Kong.
References
External links
- Des Voeux Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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