Prince of Wales Island

Prince of Wales Island
Prince′ of Wales′ Is′land
n.
1) geg the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago, in SE Alaska. 2231 sq. mi. (5778 sq. km)
2) geg an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories. 12,830 sq. mi. (33,230 sq. km)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Prince of Wales Island — Prince of Wales Insel (bzw. Prinz von Wales Insel oder engl. Prince of Wales Island) ist die Bezeichnung mehrerer Inseln: Prince of Wales Insel in Alaska, siehe Prince of Wales Insel (Alaska) Prince of Wales Insel im Kanadisch Arktischen Archipel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales Island — may refer to:*Prince of Wales Island (Alaska), USA *Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut), Canada *Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) is one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia *The former name of Penang Island, Malaysia …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales Island — (spr. prinß ŏf wehls eiländ), s. Pulo Pinang …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Prince of Wales Island —   [ prɪns əv weɪlz aɪlənd], Insel im Kanadisch Arktischen Archipel, 33 338 km2, unbewohnt; spärliche Vegetation (in Tälern dichter); verbreitet sind Moschusochse und Wildren.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Prince of Wales Island — 1. the largest island in the Alexander Archipelago, in SE Alaska. 1500 sq. mi. (3990 sq. km). 2. an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories. ab. 14,000 sq. mi. (36,000 sq. km). * * * ▪ island, Nunavut, Canada       island in the Canadian …   Universalium

  • Prince of Wales Island — Sp Vèlso Princo salà Ap Prince of Wales Island L Aleksandro ss., JAV (Aliaska); tarp Somerseto ir Viktorijos ss., Kanada (Nunavutas) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) — Geobox|Island name = Prince of Wales native name = other name = Prince of Wales Archipelago category=Island image caption = Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) official name = etymology = motto = nickname = symbol = country type=Country country = USA …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) — For other islands named after the Prince of Wales, see Prince of Wales Island. Prince of Wales Island Native name: Muralag Muralug on map …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut) — Infobox Islands name = Prince of Wales image caption = Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut. image size = locator map custom = native name = native name link = Inuktikut nickname = location = Northern Canada coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales Island — geographical name 1. island SE Alaska; largest in Alexander Archipelago 2. island N Canada between Victoria Island & Somerset Island area 12,830 square miles (33,358 square kilometers) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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