Prince of Wales Island

Summary

Prince of Wales Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prince of Wales Island is located in Nunavut^[3].
• Prince of Wales Island is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Prince of Wales Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5].
• Prince of Wales Island is on the continent of North America^[6].
• Prince of Wales Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Edward VII is named after Prince of Wales Island^[8].
• Prince of Wales is named after Prince of Wales Island^[9].
• Prince of Wales Island is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[10].
• Prince of Wales Island's Commons category is recorded as Prince of Wales Island^[11].
• Prince of Wales Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1851^[12].
• Prince of Wales Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 72.666667, 'lon': -99}^[13].
• Prince of Wales Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[14].
• Prince of Wales Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[15].
• Prince of Wales Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Prince of Wales Island's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[17].
• Prince of Wales Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Prince of Wales Island'}^[18].
• Prince of Wales Island's different from is recorded as Prince of Wales Island^[19].
• Prince of Wales Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33339'}^[20].
• Prince of Wales Island's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

Body

Geography

Prince of Wales Island is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Nunavut^[3]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5]. It is on the continent of North America^[6]. It is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Prince of Wales Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33339'}^[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Prince of Wales Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Edward VII^[8], an aristocrat^[22], 1841–1910^[23], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[24], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece^[25] and Prince of Wales^[9], a noble title^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Prince of Wales Island include Prince of Wales Strait^[27], a strait^[28], in Canada^[29].

Why It Matters

Prince of Wales Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Prince of Wales Strait^[27], a strait^[28], in Canada^[29].