"Queen Elizabeth Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Queen Elizabeth + island|islands. Named after Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada; renamed in honour of her coronation as Queen (Empress) of the British Empire. The island cluster was formerly the Parry Islands / Parry Archipelago, which subsequently were restricted to referring to the southernmost islands of the island cluster, running along the Parry Channel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Queen Elizabeth|islands}} Queen Elizabeth + island|islands Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Queen Elizabeth Islands}} Queen Elizabeth Islands
  1. An archipelago that is a component of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the northern islands north of the Parry Channel (the Straight East-West Northwest Passage), west of the Nares Strait, and bounded on the north and west by the Arctic Ocean. Wikipedia link: en:Elizabeth II, en:Queen Elizabeth Islands Synonyms: Parry Islands [dated], Parry Archipelago [dated] Hypernyms: Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Arctic, Canada, North America, Americas, New World, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere Hyponyms: Parry Islands (english: the islands lying north of and along the Parry Channel), Parry Archipelago (english: the islands lying north of and along the Parry Channel), Sverdrup Islands (english: the islands lying against the Arctic Ocean, to the north of the Parry Islands, not including Ellesmere and close islets), Ellesmere Island group (english: Ellesmere and surrounding islets)
    Sense id: en-Queen_Elizabeth_Islands-en-name-apG~Rw5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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