Wales Island (Nunavut)
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Uninhabited island of Nunavut, Canada
For other places with the same name, see Wales Island.
Region | Qikiqtaaluk | |
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Wales Island (
Canadian arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. Located 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) off the Melville Peninsula, the island is situated in Committee Bay within western Gulf of Boothia. It has an area of 1,137 square kilometres (439 square miles).[2]
Named Prince of Wales Island by the Scottish Arctic explorer, Dr. John Rae, it was subsequently shortened to Wales Island.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7735-1348-5.
- ^ "Wales Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
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