Prince of Wales Island

American  

noun

1. the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago, in SE Alaska. 1,500 sq. mi. (3,990 sq. km).

2. an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories. About 14,000 sq. mi. (36,000 sq. km).

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Prince of Wales Island British  

noun

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

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

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

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

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Prince of Wales Island

Prince of Wales Island was chosen as the main field site through a partnership with Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Gretchen Roffler and local research technician Michael Kampnich.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026

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

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

Specimens of amboyna wood, the odoriferous sandal wood from Timor, clove wood, and other choice woods from the Moluccas and Prince of Wales Island, were sent home to the Great Exhibition in 1851.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.