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Prince of Wales Island is an Arctic island in Nunavut , Canada , lying between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands . For census purposes it is divided between Qikiqtaaluk and Kitikmeot regions. There are no permanent settlements. It is a low . Its European discovery came in 1851 by Francis Leopold McClintock 's sledge parties during the searches for John Franklin 's last expedition. |
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