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    Des Voeux Island

    76°11′N 96°57′W

    Des Voeux Island is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago within the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island situated in the Queens Channel, closer to Bathurst Island than to Devon Island.

    76°11′N 96°57′W

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    Des Voeux Island is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago within the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island situated in the Queens Channel, closer to Bathurst Island than to Devon Island. 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.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Queen Elizabeth Islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia