Des Voeux Island

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Des Voeux Island
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Des Voeux Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 76°10′43″N096°57′11″W / 76.17861°N 96.95306°W / 76.17861; -96.95306 (Des Voeux Island)
Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Des Voeux Island is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago within the territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island situated in the Queens Channel, closer to Bathurst Island than to Devon Island.

The island is named in honour of Sir George William Des Vœux, a former Governor General of Newfoundland and Labrador and Governor of Hong Kong.

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