Dixon Island
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Dixon Island is an island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
, in the territory of Nunavut
. It lies in the Franklin Strait
, south of Hobday Island
and the much larger Prince of Wales Island.
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
, in the territory of Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
. It lies in the Franklin Strait
Franklin Strait
The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. Its located between southeastern Prince of Wales Island and the Boothia Peninsula.- References :...
, south of Hobday Island
Hobday Island
Hobday Island is an island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Franklin Strait, between Prince of Wales Island and Dixon Island ....
and the much larger Prince of Wales Island.