Prince of Wales Island
Americannoun
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the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago, in SE Alaska. 1,500 sq. mi. (3,990 sq. km).
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an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories. About 14,000 sq. mi. (36,000 sq. km).
noun
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an island in N Canada, in Nunavut. Area: about 36 000 sq km (14 000 sq miles)
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an island in SE Alaska, the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: about 4000 sq km (1500 sq miles)
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an island in NE Australia, in N Queensland in the Torres Strait
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the former name (until about 1867) of the island of Penang
Example Sentences
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Bailey also plans to return to Prince of Wales Island next summer to continue fieldwork.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
Her family, who are Tlingit from Prince of Wales Island and Tsimshian from Annette Island, have commercially fished for at least three generations and practiced subsistence fishing for many more.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
The trees will be part of a 1.8 million-acre sale on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2020
The sawmill company, with operations on Prince of Wales Island, has used excess trimmings and sawdust to compress and create firelogs.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2018
The Endeavour set sail on the 27th of December, and on the 15th of January, 1771, put into Prince of Wales Island for victuals.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon
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