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
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On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are showing an unusual behavior: they are hunting sea otters.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
Someone on a boat had spotted the orca on Prince of Wales Island near the coast of British Columbia, Julie Fair, a spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in an email.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 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 Ketchikan Daily News reports 36-year-old Lawrence Armour pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge Wednesday in court on Prince of Wales Island.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
Penang, also named "Prince of Wales" Island as a compliment to the then Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV.
From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
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