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Prince of Wales Island (French: Île du Prince-de-Galles) is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada. One of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago, it lies between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and is south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
 Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut. | |
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| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 72°40′N 99°00′W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 33,339 km2 (12,872 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 40th |
| Highest elevation | 424 m (1391 ft) |
| Highest point | 73°48′26″N 97°50′14″W |
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Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
For administrative purposes, it is divided between Qikiqtaaluk and Kitikmeot regions. There are no permanent settlements on the island.
Geography
It is a low tundra-covered island with an irregular coastline deeply indented by Ommanney Bay in the west and Browne Bay in the east. Ommanney Bay is named after Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney of the Royal Navy who explored the area as part of the search for the Franklin Expedition.
Its area has been estimated at 33,339 km2 (12,872 sq mi). Prince of Wales Island is the world's 40th largest island and the 10th largest in Canada. Its highest known point—with an elevation of 424 m (1,391 ft)—is an unnamed spot at 73°48′26″N 97°50′14″W in the island's far northeastern end,[1] overlooking the Baring Channel, which separates the island from nearby Russell Island.
History
Its European discovery came in 1851 by Francis Leopold McClintock's sledge parties during the searches for John Franklin's last expedition.[2] McClintock, along with Sherard Osborn and William Browne, charted the northern half of the island. Its southern half was charted by Allen Young in 1859.[3] It was named after Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, then ten years old and Prince of Wales. He later became King Edward VII.
See also
- Desert island
- List of islands
Islands portal
Geography portal
Further reading
- Blackadar, Robert Gordon; Precambrian Geology of Boothia Peninsula, Somerset Island, and Prince of Wales Island, District of Franklin, Ottawa, ON: Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1967
- Christie, Robert Loring; Stratigraphic Sections of Palaeozoic Rocks on Prince of Wales and Somerset Island, District of Franklin, Northwest Territories, Ottawa, ON: Queen's Printer, 1967
- Dyke, Arthur S.; Quaternary Geology of Prince of Wales Island, Arctic Canada, Ottawa, ON: Geological Survey of Canada, 1992, ISBN 0-660-14408-5
- Mayr, Ulrich; Geology of eastern Prince of Wales Island and adjacent smaller islands, Nunavut (parts of NTS 68D, Baring Channel and 68A, Fisher Lake), Ottawa, ON: Geological Survey of Canada, 2004, ISBN 0-660-18804-X
References
- Peakbagger
- Osborn, Sherard (1852). Stray leaves from an Arctic journal, or, Eighteen months in the polar regions : in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition, in the years 1850–51. New York, NY: Putnam’s.
- Savours, Ann (1999). The Search for the North West Passage. Basingstoke, GB: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0312223724.
External links
Media related to Prince of Wales Island at Wikimedia Commons- Prince of Wales Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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На других языках
[de] Prince-of-Wales-Insel (Nunavut)
Die Prince-of-Wales-Insel (oder Fürst-von-Wales-Insel, engl. Prince of Wales Island, Inuktitut Kinngailaq[1]) ist eine Insel im Kanadisch-arktischen Archipel. Verwaltungstechnisch gehört sie zum Territorium Nunavut. Erstmals erkundet wurde sie 1851 von William Kennedy und Joseph-René Bellot bei der Suche nach der verschollenen Arktisexpedition John Franklins. Benannt ist die Insel nach Albert Edward, dem ältesten Sohn von Königin Victoria, dem zehnjährigen Prinzen von Wales. Der spätere König Eduard VII.- [en] Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)
[es] Isla del Príncipe de Gales (Nunavut)
La isla del Príncipe de Gales (inglés, Prince of Wales Island) es una de las mayores islas del archipiélago ártico canadiense, situada entre las islas Victoria y Somerset, al sur del archipiélago de las islas de la Reina Isabel. Administrativamente, pertenece al territorio autónomo de Nunavut y se divide entre las regiones de Qikiqtaaluk y Kitikmeot. No existen asentamientos permanentes en la isla.[fr] Île du Prince-de-Galles (Canada)
L'île du Prince-de-Galles est une île de l'archipel arctique canadien du Nunavut située dans le passage du Nord-Ouest. Elle est localisée au sud des îles de la Reine-Élisabeth, entre l'île Victoria à l'ouest et l'île Somerset à l'est.[it] Isola Principe di Galles (Canada)
L'isola Principe del Galles è un'isola artica di Nunavut, in Canada, situata tra l'isola Victoria e l'isola di Somerset e a sud delle isole Regina Elisabetta.[ru] Остров Принца Уэльского (Канада)
Остров Принца Уэльского[2] (англ. Prince of Wales Island) — остров в Канадском Арктическом архипелаге, часть территории Нунавут. Открыт в 1851 году. При площади 33 339 км² восьмой по площади остров архипелага[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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