Prescott Island

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name = Prescott Island


image caption = Prescott Island, Nunavut.
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native name link = Inuktikut
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location = Northern Canada
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archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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area = convert|412|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
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country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
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population = Uninhabited
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ethnic groups = Inuit
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Prescott Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in the territory of Nunavut. 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 412 km² (159 mi²). Together with four other, smaller islands (Binstead, Lock, Pandora, and Vivian), they create a barrier at the entrance into Browne Bay on eastern Prince of Wales Island. [cite web |url=http://oceandots.com/arctic/canada/prescott.htm |title=Prescott Island |accessdate=2008-05-10 |date=2006-07-31 |publisher=oceandots.com]

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