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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On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are showing an unusual behavior: they are hunting sea otters.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
The city of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island has a police department but its lone officer died in January, the Ketchikan Daily News reported.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023
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
Tim O’Connor, mayor of the town of Craig on Prince of Wales Island, said in an email that curbing development would undercut the local tax base.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021
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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