Wales Island{efn|)}} is an uninhabited island in the Arctic Archipelago. Part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, located off the Melville Peninsula, the island is situated in Committee Bay within the western Gulf of Boothia. It has an area of . Named Prince of Wales Island by the Scottish Arctic explorer, Dr. John Rae, it was subsequently shortened to Wales Island.
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