Prescott Island is one of the uninhabited
Canadian Arctic islands in the territory of
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
. The island is situated in Peel Sound, between the
Prince of Wales Island and
Somerset Island.
Prescott Island is oval-shaped, and has an area of . Together with four other, smaller islands (
Binstead,
Lock,
Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: , derived from , ''pān'', i.e. "all" and , ''dōron'', i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hes ...
, and
Vivian
Vivian may refer to:
*Vivian (name), a given name and also a surname
Toponyms
* Vivian, Louisiana, U.S.
* Vivian, South Dakota, U.S.
* Vivian, West Virginia, U.S.
* Vivian Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Ballantrae, Ontario, a hamlet in Stouffville, ...
), they create a barrier at the entrance into
Browne Bay Browne is a variant of the English surname Brown, meaning "brown-haired" or "brown-skinned". It may sometimes be derived from French ''le Brun'' with similar meaning. The ''Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh'' clan of County Donegal have anglicized as Browne s ...
on eastern Prince of Wales Island.
References
External links
Prescott Islandin the
Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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