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    Wales Island

    Shartoo, Prince of Wales Island

    67°58′N 86°37′W

    Wales Island{efn|Inuktitut: Shatook)}} is an uninhabited island in the Arctic Archipelago. Part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) off the Melville Peninsula, the island is situated in Committee Bay within the western Gulf of Boothia. It has an area of 11,176.81 km2 (4,315.39 sq mi).

    Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada
    Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada

    European Space Agency / Attribution

    Terrain

    67°58′N 86°37′W

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    Overview

    Wales Island{efn|Inuktitut: Shatook)}} is an uninhabited island in the Arctic Archipelago. Part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) off the Melville Peninsula, the island is situated in Committee Bay within the western Gulf of Boothia. It has an area of 11,176.81 km2 (4,315.39 sq mi). Named Prince of Wales Island by the Scottish Arctic explorer, Dr. John Rae, it was subsequently shortened to Wales Island.

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