Tasmania Islands
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tasmania-islands-306-726162
title:
Tasmania Islands
text:
The Tasmania Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Part of the Arctic Archipelago, the island's are located in Franklin Strait, just west of Boothia Peninsula, which is part of the mainland. The islands received their name in 1859 from arctic explorer Francis McClintock, during his expedition to find evidence of the fate of Franklin's lost expedition. He named the islands at the request of Franklin's widow, who sponsored
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Island group in Nunavut, Canada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania_Islands
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date modified:
2023-11-02T02:57:22Z
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