Prince of Wales Island

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1. An island of central Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean northeast of Victoria Island.

2. An island of extreme southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago. It is the largest island in the group.

Prince of Wales Island

1. (Placename) an island in N Canada, in Nunavut. Area: about 36 000 sq. km (14 000 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) an island in SE Alaska, the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: about 4000 sq. km (1500 sq. miles)

3. (Placename) an island in NE Australia, in N Queensland in the Torres Strait

4. (Placename) the former name (until about 1867) of the island of Penang

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