Its European discovery came in 1851 by Francis Leopold McClintock's sledge parties during the searches for John Franklin's last expedition.
McClintock, along with Sherard Osborn and William Browne, charted the northern half of the island.
Its southern half was charted by Allen Young in 1859.
It was named after Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, then ten years old and Prince of Wales.
He later became King Edward VII.
Its European discovery came in 1851 by Francis Leopold McClintock's sledge parties during the searches for John Franklin's last expedition. McClintock, along with Sherard Osborn and William Browne, charted the northern half of the island. Its southern half was charted by Allen Young in 1859. It was named after Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, then ten years old and Prince of Wales. He later became King Edward VII.
Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)