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Isn't Puerto Rico an island in the United States that is also larger than Prince of Wales Island? I mean, Peurto Ricans still get U.S. passports, right? This would make PWI the fourth largest, correct? - SCgatorFan 02:54, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Anyone got a good source on the population of the island? Bagsc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.67.237.253 ( talk) 11:13, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
I only know about this from readings in BC history, as its mineral wealth came up in one of Begg's exegeses on the boundary dispute; if I find the precise passage again - which discussed mining activity/production on the island after the US took over, I'll be back; are there no operating mines today? Skookum1 ( talk) 13:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Can somebody change the formatting to remove the huge slug of white space at the article start? —Preceding unsigned comment added by CGX ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC) never mind, its better now CGX ( talk) 04:45, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
I"m pretty sure this was named after one of the ships of the King George's Sound Company, similar to the Queen Charlotte Islands being named for Queen Charlotte (merchant ship) rather than actually for Queen Charlotte (George III's wife) and Princess Royal Island being named for Princess Royal rather than for one of George III's daughters..... The U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince of Wales Island citation says its first use appears in the British-Russian treaty of 1825, but I'm not so sure about that, I suspect it may have been a couple of decades early, as conferred by Captain Colnett or another in the KGSC; I'll see what I can find; at the very least I know it's in British diplomatic notes 1821-25 leading up to the treaty, but in British usage it may be older than the GNIS/USGS is aware of.... Skookum1 ( talk) 15:26, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
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Isn't Puerto Rico an island in the United States that is also larger than Prince of Wales Island? I mean, Peurto Ricans still get U.S. passports, right? This would make PWI the fourth largest, correct? - SCgatorFan 02:54, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Anyone got a good source on the population of the island? Bagsc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.67.237.253 ( talk) 11:13, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
I only know about this from readings in BC history, as its mineral wealth came up in one of Begg's exegeses on the boundary dispute; if I find the precise passage again - which discussed mining activity/production on the island after the US took over, I'll be back; are there no operating mines today? Skookum1 ( talk) 13:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Can somebody change the formatting to remove the huge slug of white space at the article start? —Preceding unsigned comment added by CGX ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC) never mind, its better now CGX ( talk) 04:45, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
I"m pretty sure this was named after one of the ships of the King George's Sound Company, similar to the Queen Charlotte Islands being named for Queen Charlotte (merchant ship) rather than actually for Queen Charlotte (George III's wife) and Princess Royal Island being named for Princess Royal rather than for one of George III's daughters..... The U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince of Wales Island citation says its first use appears in the British-Russian treaty of 1825, but I'm not so sure about that, I suspect it may have been a couple of decades early, as conferred by Captain Colnett or another in the KGSC; I'll see what I can find; at the very least I know it's in British diplomatic notes 1821-25 leading up to the treaty, but in British usage it may be older than the GNIS/USGS is aware of.... Skookum1 ( talk) 15:26, 14 November 2009 (UTC)