Prescott Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands 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...

. The island is situated in Peel Sound, between the Prince of Wales Island

Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut

One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Prince of Wales Island is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada, lying between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands....

 and Somerset Island.

Prescott Island is oval-shaped, and has an area of 412 km² (159.1 sq mi). Together with four other, smaller islands (Binstead, Lock, Pandora

Pandora Island

Pandora Island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in Peel Sound at the entrance of Prince of Wales Island's Young Bay, while Somerset Island's Four Rivers Bay is to the east. The larger Prescott Island is to the north....

, and Vivian

Vivian Island

Vivian Island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The uninhabited island lies in Peel Sound. Prince of Wales Island's Browne Bay is to the west, while Somerset Island is to the east. The smaller Lock Island is to the northwest, and the larger Prescott Island...

), they create a barrier at the entrance into Browne Bay on eastern Prince of Wales Island.