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Queen Charlotte Islands

group of islands in British Columbia, Canada, off the W coast: 3,705 sq mi (9,596 sq km); pop. c. 5,300

Etymology: after an explorer's ship, the Queen Charlotte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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