The Berkeley Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada

Northern Canada

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's territory of Nunavut

Nunavut

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They are located at the head of Young Inlet off northern Bathurst Island

Bathurst Island

A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...

. The Berkeley Group is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

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 and is a member of the Parry Islands subgroup. It is composed of the Hosken Islands, as well as Allard Island, Harwood Island, Ricards Island, Seymour Island, and Sherard Osborn Island. It is named in honor of Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge

Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge

Admiral Sir Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, GCB PC, DL was a British Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.-Royal Navy career:...

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Royal Navy

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 First Sea Lord

First Sea Lord

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