Wales Island (Nunavut)
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[[Inuktitut|Native name]]: Shartoo | |
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Wales Island, Nunavut.
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Geography | |
Location | Gulf of Boothia's Committee Bay |
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Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
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Country | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Wales Island (Inuktitut: Shartoo; previously Prince of Wales Island)[1] is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. Located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) off the Melville Peninsula, the island is situated in Committee Bay within western Gulf of Boothia. It has an area of 1,137 km2 (439 sq mi).[2]
Named Prince of Wales Island by the Scottish Arctic explorer, Dr. John Rae, it was subsequently shortened to Wales Island.[1]
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