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The Berkeley Islands (formerly Berkeley Group http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/94ffb21dc6cd11d892e2080020a0f4c9 Berkeley Islands (formerly Berkeley Group)/ref> are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. They are located at the head of Young Inlet off northern Bathurst Island. The Berkeley Group is part of the Arctic Archipelago and is a member of the Parry Islands subgroup. It is composed of the Hosken Islands, as well as Allard Island, Harwood Island, Ricards Island, Seymour Island, and Sherard Osborn Island (the largest). It is named in honor of
Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge Admiral Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, (3 January 1788 – 17 October 1867) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he commanded gunboats on the Tagus, reinforcing the Lines of Torres Vedras, in Autumn 18 ...
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Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
First Sea Lord The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the military head of the Royal Navy and Naval Service of the United Kingdom. The First Sea Lord is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the British Armed Fo ...
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- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Queen Elizabeth Islands Archipelagoes of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub