Prince Charles is a low-lying island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Administratively refers to the Kikiktani region of Nunavut . Currently, the island is uninhabited (2012).
| Prince charles | |
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| English Prince charles | |
 NASA satellite image | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 9521 km² |
| Population | 0 pax (2012) |
| Location | |
| Water area | Arctic Ocean |
| A country |
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| Territory | Nunavut |
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Geography
Located in Fox Bay , west of Baffin Island . Area - 9521 km², it occupies the 78th place in the world and the 19th in Canada . The coastline is 402 km [1] .
History
Opened in July 1948 ; in 1949 it was investigated and mapped by researcher T. Menning. The island is named after the English Prince Charles .
Notes
- ↑ Atlas of Canada. List of Islands (link not available) . Date of treatment January 6, 2011. Archived on January 28, 2012.
Links
- Sea Islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural resources of Canada (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 19, 2007. Archived January 22, 2013.