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- ↑ "Victoria Island (Pugwash River)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Amadjuak Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Charleston Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Georgian Bay)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Gull Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Harris Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lac des Chats)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lake Muskoka)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lake Nipigon)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lake Nipissing)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lake of the Woods)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Lake Superior)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (Round Lake)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Victoria Island (St. Lawrence River)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
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