Prescott Island

{{short description|Uninhabited island in northern Canada}}

{{about|the island in Nunavut, Canada|the island in British Columbia, Canada|Prescott Island (British Columbia)}}

{{Infobox Islands

| name = Prescott Island

| image_name = Prescottisland.png

| image_caption = Prescott Island, Nunavut.

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| pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada

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| native_name_link = Inuktitut

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| location = Northern Canada

| coordinates = {{coord|73|03|N|096|50|W|region:CA-NU_type:isle|display=inline,title|name=Prescott Island}}

| archipelago = Arctic Archipelago

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| area_km2 = 412

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| country = Canada

| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory

| country_admin_divisions = Nunavut

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk

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| population = Uninhabited

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Prescott Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the territory of Nunavut. The island is situated in Peel Sound, between the Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island.

Prescott Island is oval-shaped, and has an area of {{convert|412|km2|abbr=on}}. Together with four other, smaller islands (Binstead, Lock, Pandora, and Vivian), they create a barrier at the entrance into Browne Bay on eastern Prince of Wales Island.{{cite web|url=http://oceandots.com/arctic/canada/prescott.php |title=Prescott Island |access-date=2008-05-10 |date=2006-07-31 |publisher=oceandots.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://oceandots.com/arctic/canada/prescott.php |archive-date=December 23, 2010 }}