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The island is named after Queen Victoria, the Canadian sovereign from 1867 to 1901 (though she first became Queen in 1837). The features bearing the name "Prince Albert" are named after her consort, Albert.
Victoria Island was first sighted in the southwest by John RICHARDSON of the second FRANKLIN Expedition in 1826. In 1839 Peter Warren DEASE and Thomas Simpson named the island for the newly crowned Queen. The northwestern peninsula later took the name of her consort, Prince Albert.
Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Albert designed the house in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo.
Victoria Island, second largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Divided administratively between the Northwest Territories and the territory of Nunavut, it is separated from the mainland on the south by Dolphin and Union Strait, Coronation Gulf, Dease Strait, and Queen Maud Gulf.
Queen Victoria’s Island. Queen Victoria visited the island on various occasions before becoming queen. As a young girl she stayed at Norris Castle in East Cowes in 1831, when she was 12, and again in 1933, aged 14, with her mother.
Explore Victoria's Island. The Victoria’s Island Trail includes key locations across the Island, including the church Princess Beatrice married in, the Queen’s favourite Isle of Wight viewpoint, and the yacht club created just for her.
Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India (born 24 May 1819 at Kensington Palace, London; died 22 January 1901 at Osborne House, Isle of Wight). Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne at age 18, following the death of her uncle, William IV, in 1837.
Queen Victoria was the most notable resident of the Isle of Wight and remains the most famous person to be closely associated with the island. Her residence and frequent visits here helped increase interest in the island as well as tourism and commerce.
Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, comprising all the islands north of latitude 74°30′ N, including the Parry and Sverdrup island groups. The islands, the largest of which are Ellesmere, Melville, Devon, and Axel Heiberg, have a total land area of more than 150,000.
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237.