The Royal Geographical Society Islands (

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: ''Hiurarjuaq''; "big sand"Book Excerpt from Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
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Victoria Strait Victoria Strait is a strait in northern Canada that lies in Nunavut off the mainland in the Arctic Ocean. It is between Victoria Island (Canada), Victoria Island to the west and King William Island to the east. From the north, the strait links the ...

, within the

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, in the north Canadian territory of Nunavut. The largest island, Royal Geographical Society Island, has an area of . Davidson Point is named after geographer George Davidson. The islands were named by Captain

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for the Royal Geographical Society, a sponsor. According to Amundsen the islands had been reported by John Rae, who had not recognised them as islands.

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Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region Royal Geographical Society {{KitikmeotNU-geo-stub