Wales Island
Set in mountainous southeast alaska p o w.
Wales island. Prince of wales island known locally as p o w is the third largest island in the united states. It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi. Anglesey môn the largest island in england and wales lies off the northwestern coast and is linked to the mainland by road and rail bridges. Previously prince of wales island is one of the uninhabited canadian arctic islands in the qikiqtaaluk region of nunavut located 1 5 kilometres 0 9 miles off the melville peninsula the island is situated in committee bay within western gulf of boothia it has an area of 1 137 square kilometres 439 square miles.
Wales island is an island on the north coast of british columbia canada situated east of the dixon entrance at the entrance to portland inlet. Is a land of great beauty powerful ruggedness and intricate ecosystems. Wales island is an arctic island in the qikiqtaaluk region nunavut canada it is located within hudson strait an arm of hudson bay it lies just north of the ungava peninsula of quebec. Walk in old growth forest fish pristine streams drive a thousand miles of roads and take in vibrant alaska native culture.
Wales has over 1 680 miles 2 700 km of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and. Find what to do today this weekend or in september. Wales is bounded by the dee estuary and liverpool bay to the north the irish sea to the west the severn estuary and the bristol channel to the south and england to the east. Explore the great outdoors on prince of wales island located within the tongass national forest located in southeast alaska part of the largest temperate rainforest in the world.
35 square miles 91 km 2 in area wales island is 30 miles 48 km north of the port city of prince rupert and 55 miles 89 km south east of ketchikan alaska. Things to do in prince of wales island alaska. It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south. Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom.
This is a list of islands of wales the mainland of which is part of great britain as well as a table of the largest welsh islands by area the list includes tidal islands such as sully island but not locations such as shell island which though they are termed islands are peninsulas. See tripadvisor s 142 traveler reviews and photos of prince of wales island tourist attractions. The varied coastline of wales measures about 600 miles 970 km.