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Prince of Wales Island is located in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.It measures 135 miles (217 km) long by 65 miles (105 km) wide, with an area of 2,577 sq mi (6,670 km 2), or about one-tenth the size of Ireland (or slightly larger than the state of Delaware).
Prince of Wales Island (French: Île du Prince-de-Galles) is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada. One of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago, it lies between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and is south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. For administrative purposes, it is divided between Qikiqtaaluk and Kitikmeot regions. There are no ...
Prince of Wales. With an area of 204.6 km 2 (79 sq mi), Prince of Wales Island is the largest of the Torres Strait Islands.Being inhabited only by a few Kaurareg families (population 20 in 2001), it is very sparsely populated.
Prince of Wales Island may refer to: Australia. Prince of Wales Island (Queensland) one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia; Canada.
Inter-Island Ferry Authority provides regularly scheduled year-round ferry service between Ketchikan and Hollis located on the Eastern coast of Prince of Wales island. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's central offices are located in Klawock. The ferry terminal is located an hour drive outside of Craig and the ferry takes 3 hours to get to ...
On Your Knees Cave (49-PET-408) is an archaeological site located in southeastern Alaska (Prince of Wales Island).Human remains were found at the site in 1996 that dated between 9,730 ±60 and 9,880±50 radiocarbon YBP (Years Before Present) [1] or a calendrical date of 10,300 YBP. [2]
Prince of Wales island's road system is composed primarily of forest logging roads, with the more heavily traveled routes between island communities upgraded. Many of the roads on the island have been upgraded and paved. Coffman Cove and other communities are now connected by wide, modern roads well bedded, paved with asphalt.
It is the southernmost city on Prince of Wales Island. Hydaburg is located on the north shore of Sukkwan Strait, which connects to Cordova Bay through Hetta Inlet. It has the only port facility and public road access on Cordova Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2), all land.