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  Wales - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.
Wales was legally annexed by the Act of Union 1536, in the reign of Henry VIII of England.
Wales has been a principality since the 13th century, initially under the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, and later under his grandson, Llywelyn the Last, who took the title Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
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 Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince of Wales Island is the third largest island of the USA, after Hawai‘i and Kodiak Island.
The island is in the Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan Census Area.
The island is 135 miles (215 km) long, 45 miles (72 km) wide and has an area of 2,577 sq mi (6,675 km²), slightly larger than the State of Delaware.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Island,_Alaska   (171 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are other places named Prince of Wales Island.
Prince of Wales Island is an Arctic island in Nunavut Territory, Canada between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
It is a low tundra-covered island with an irregular coastline deeply indented by Ommanney Bay and Browne Bay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Island,_Nunavut   (127 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - Alaska Online
The island measures roughly 135 miles from north to south and 45 miles from east to west and is 2,231 square miles.
Prince of Wales Island is dominated by a cool, moist, maritime climate.
Prince of Wales Island offers uncrowded backcountry; kayaking and canoeing waters; good fishing for salmon, trout, halibut, and other bottom fish; excellent opportunities to view wildlife and some historical attractions.
alaskaonline.org /travelplanner/southeast/prince_of_wales_island.php   (376 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Prince of Wales Island is about 190 miles (310 km) long, 40–130 miles (65–210 km) wide, and has an area of 12,872 square miles (33,339 square km).
Although much of Wales is still a land of picturesque mountains and valleys, the existence of large coalfields in the south of the country...
Prince was playing in a band by the age of 12 and at 17 broke into the music business.
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 Prince of Wales International Marathon
Prince of Wales Island, located in Southeast Alaska, is the third-largest island in the United States.
Affectionately known by locals as POW, Prince of Wales is roughly 2,600 square miles and is home to nearly 6,000 residents and ten communities.
The Prince of Wales International Marathon is the premiere event of the Prince of Wales Runners Club—member of the
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 Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, 33 339 km
Composed almost entirely of sedimentary bedrock formations, its northern part is hilly, reaching up to 415 m; the rest is gently undulating.
The shores of the island were explored during the FRANKLIN SEARCH expeditions in 1851 under Captain T.H. Austin and in 1852 under William KENNEDY.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006484   (98 words)

  
 GORP - Tongass National Forest, Alaska - Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is the third largest island in the United States, with Kodiak Island being the largest and the big island of Hawaii the second.
Prince of Wales Island includes the main island and hundreds of adjacent islands - a total of more than 2,600 square miles with 990 miles of coastline and countless bays waiting to be explored.
It is the second-largest community on the island, with a population of approximately 750.
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 Southeast Alaska black bear hunting with Muskeg Excursions
Prince of Wales Island has produced more trophy-quality fl bears than any other small geographic area in Alaska or elsewhere in the US or Canada.
Prince of Wales Island has only fl bear while on the Southeast Alaska mainland, fl bear and brown bear share in the same territory.
The coastal islands are covered with spruce/hemlock/cedar forest, with miles of rocky beaches and many bays, tidal flats and rivers while the mainland's geography is made up of beautiful fjords, low alps, glaciers and fewer larger rivers.
www.muskegexcursions.com /hunting/southeast_alaska_bear_hunting.htm   (657 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island Craig, Alaska (Islands)
Prince of Wales Island is located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County.
Craig is located in P. of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area on the western side of Prince of Wales...
Kasaan is located in P. of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, west of Ketchikan on Prince of Wales...
www.ohwy.com /usa/alaska/craig/islands/prwalesi.htm   (461 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The centre of a group of smaller islands and not far from the Cape York, it was an important link in the traditional trade route between the mainland and islands further north.
The government later placed the survivors from this campaign on Hammond Island where they lived until 1922, when the government moved them again to Moa Island.
The island is now home to feral pigs and deer, the hunting of which helps provide banquets on adjacent islands.
cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au /torresstrait/islands/prince.htm   (185 words)

  
 Alaska Vacation Fishing Trip Lodge Salmon Lodging Resort Adventure Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island in Alaska is dominated by a cool and moist maritime climate.
Prince of Wales is part of the Alexander Archipelago in the southernmost portion of the Alaska panhandle and is the third largest island in the United States (Kodiak is the largest island and Hawaii is the second).
Fish: Prince of Wales Island and Waterfall are recognized for the great number and size of trout and salmon found in the surrounding waters.
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 Prince of Wales Island - Tribal Transportation - FHWA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Prince of Wales Island - Tribal Transportation - FHWA
The island of Prince of Wales (POW) is located west of the City of Ketchikan, but is not accessible by road or bridge from Ketchikan.
The four POW tribal governments on the island were the subjects of this scan: Craig, Hydaburg, Kasaan and Klawock.
www.fhwa.dot.gov /hep/tribaltrans/pow.htm   (964 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island Alaska, Craig Alaska
Prince of Wales Island is located in southern southeast Alaska.
Prince of Wales is approximately 140 miles long from north to south and averages about 30 miles wide from east to west.
Travel to the island is by the Inter Island Ferry from Ketchikan or by floatplane.
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 Pocatello Idaho State Journal: North to Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, Alaska - Standing hip-deep in a tidal stream amidst a steady southeast Alaskan drizzle, I stared forlornly down at the inch-long crack in the finish of my four-piece, 8-weight fly rod.
Sitka fl-tailed deer are common on Prince of Wales Island.
The island is also home to a roaming pack of wolves, although given the dense forests on the island, fly fishers navigating the streams likely won't see any of the elusive canines.
www.journalnet.com /articles/2004/10/29/features/outdoors01.txt   (1620 words)

  
 fishing prince of wales island alaska Resources Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 AllRefer.com - Prince of Wales Island, Canada, Canada (Canadian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Prince of Wales Island, Canada, Canadian Physical Geography
Prince of Wales Island, c.12,800 sq mi (33,150 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Victoria and Somerset islands.
The low tundra-covered island has an irregular coastline and is deeply indented by Ommanney Bay and Browne Bay.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PrncWaIsCan.html   (158 words)

  
 Coffman Cove, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - Alaska Online
Coffman Cove is on the northeastern coast of Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
The local school and area logging for Ketchikan Pulp Co. and a small lumber mill provided the majority of employment, and Coffman Cove was one of the major log transfer sites on Prince of Wales Island, where logs were tied together and towed to trans-shipment points for export.
Some mining operations throughout the island were another working source, among the ores mined on the island were gold, silver, zinc, lead uranium and palladium.
www.alaskaonline.org /travelplanner/southeast/coffmancove.php   (288 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce: Community Profiles
Edna Bay is located on the southeast coast of Kosciusko Island, northwest of Prince of Wales Island.
Prince of Wales Fish Hatchery - Second oldest hatchery in Alaska - nonprofit Association enhances the local salmon runs including Sockeye (reds), Coho (silvers), and Steelhead (seagoing Rainbows) - Open for Tours; Totem Park of original and replica totems from the old village of Tuxekan; Native Long House; City Park; First Salmon Cannery in Alaska.
The Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce is a [501 (c) 6] nonprofit corporation.
www.princeofwalescoc.org /profiles.html   (1198 words)

  
 American Forests: Prince of Wales: the ultimate escape? - Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
In a few minutes we left the main gravel road that runs the 140-mile length of the island, and Bruce nosed the Suburban upward, relying basically on intuition as he moved from road to road.
As peaceful as the scenes appeared from these uplands, Prince of Wales Island (the nation's third largest, after Kodiak and Hawaii) has been the setting of conflicts and clashes for centuries, if not eons.
Despite claims that logging has damaged the island's sportfishery, a recent edition of Alaska Fish & Game magazine features 18 lakes and streams on Prince of Wales - a number of them running through previously logged areas - as prime fishing spots for four species of salmon, plus cutthroat, steelhead, rainbow, and Dolly Varden trout.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1016/is_n1-2_v96/ai_8347391   (1078 words)

  
 Craig Alaska and Prince of Wales Island Visitor Information
Our southeast Alaska community is located on the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island, seven miles south of Klawock, about 60 miles northwest of Ketchikan, 750 miles north of Seattle and 220 miles south of Juneau.
With an estimated population of 1,400 year-round residents, Craig serves as a transportation center for the island of Prince of Wales and the surrounding communities of Klawock, Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Hollis, Naukati, Port Protection, Whale Pass, Kasaan, and Port Baker.
Whatever reason calls you to Prince of Wales Island, you can be assured that once you see and feel the natural beauty of Southeast Alaska, it will be calling you back again and again.
www.craigalaska.com   (230 words)

  
 Prince of Wales --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
The title ceases to exist when a Prince of Wales becomes king, until a monarch bestows it on a son.
It dates from 1301, when King Edward I, after his conquest of Wales and execution (1283) of David III, the last native prince of Wales, gave the title to his son, the future Edward II.
The Anglo-Saxon invasion led to the gradual retreat of the Britons to the west, where the mountains of Wales acted as a refuge.
concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9382244   (821 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Bed & Breakfast in Craig, Alaska
Oceanview Bed and Breakfast is located on picturesque Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska, and is famous for its outstanding access to prime fishing grounds.
Prince of Wales Island is the largest island in Southeast Alaska and the third largest island in the United States.
On beautiful Prince of Wales Island you will find a warm welcome in Craig when you meet your hosts, Bill and Marschel Eggen.
oceanviewbnb.com   (529 words)

  
 Home
This is where your true Prince of Wales Island adventure begins.
The lakes and streams are teeming with fish and the hunting is as wild as the country that we live in.
The roads on our island are rugged so it is very important to us that you have a safe and reliable vehicle to travel in.
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 About Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island, located in southern Southeast Alaska, is the third largest island in the United States.
It is home to ten communities whose residents share the mountains, rivers, and forests with a wide variety of wildlife including eagles, deer, elk, bears, and many other species, some of which runners of the marathon are sure to see as they traverse the island.
Prince of Wales is especially active during the summertime when salmon return to their streams to spawn.
www.powmarathon.org /pages/about_pow.html   (164 words)

  
 Maybeso watershed - Markus Weiler
Maybeso experimental catchment, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
It is located at the east coast of Prince of Wales Island, at the south-ern end of the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska, in the so called Alaskan Panhandle.
Maybeso Valley's bedrock is composed of a variety of lithologies: The main bedrock types are metasedi-ments, altered locally to varying degrees by regional folding and subsequent intrusions.
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 Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales island is the third largest Island in the United States.
Located in outer Ketchikan country, Prince of Wales Island is heavily forested and includes the Coast Mountain Range.
The island in mostly designated as national forest land, including five designated wilderness areas.
www.sikumi.com /princeofwalesisland.html   (80 words)

  
 Experience Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is the third largest island in the US, following Hawaii and Kodiak.
The Island is accessible only by float plain or ferry.
This magnificent scenery of Alaska is home to a wide variety of wildlife and waterfowl who make their homes here such as whales, seals, porpoises, bear, deer, wolves, minks and sea otter.
www.alaskarentals.com /experience.htm   (167 words)

  
 Prince of Wales Island - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Prince of Wales Island - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary
An island of central Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean northeast of Victoria Island.
An island of extreme southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago.
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