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2 unusual facts about Victoria Island


Victoria Island

Most of the islands are named for Queen Victoria by British explorers or by others in honour of the popular monarch.

Hong Kong Island, unofficial name is home to the territory's capital Victoria City, Victoria Peak and nearby Victoria Harbour named for the monarch.


Federal Palace Hotel

The Federal Palace Hotel is a 150-room hotel that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, located in the commercial hub of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ikoyi

It is shielded from the Atlantic Ocean by Victoria Island and the broad sand spit running east down the coast.

Inuvialuk language

Inuvialuktun is spoken by the Inuit of the Mackenzie River delta in the Northwest Territories, Banks Island, part of Victoria Island and the Arctic Ocean coast of the Northwest Territories – the lands of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

Richard Guy Condon

His anthropological research included the people of Holman (Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Victoria Island, Canada), northern Alaska, and Baffin Island.


see also

Thule Tradition

There are several major archaeological research projects that have been conducted on the Thule culture including the Torngat Archaeological Project, Somerset Island, The Clachan site, Coronation Gulf, Nelson River, Baffin Island, Victoria Island, the Bell site, Devon Island- QkHn-12, and the Cape York projects.