Wales Island (Nunavut)

Wales Island
Wales Island is located in the extreme southeast of the Gulf of Boothia off the west coast of the Melville Peninsula
Waters	Committee Bay in the Gulf of Boothia , Arctic Ocean
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Geographical location	68 ° 1 ′  N , 86 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 68 ° 1 ′  N , 86 ° 40 ′  W
length	63 km
width	23 km
surface	1 137  km²
Highest elevation	165  m
Residents	uninhabited

Wales Island ( Inuktitut : Shartoo ; formerly Prince of Wales Island ) is an uninhabited island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .

The island is 1.5 km off the coast of the Melville Peninsula on the south of the Gulf of Boothia in Committee Bay .

The land area of ​​Wales Island is 1137 km². Wales Island is 63 km from north to south and 23 km from east to west. The highest point on the island is 165 m.

The island was named "Prince of Wales Island" by the Scottish polar explorer John Rae . The island name was later shortened and has since been called "Wales Island".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
2. ↑ UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site - Wales