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2 days ago · Queen Elizabeth Islands: Area: 196,236 km 2 ... (brown) and expansion of ... 339 He named Ellesmere Island for the president of the Royal Geographical Society ...
- 196,236 km² (75,767 sq mi)
- Northern Canada
- 830 km (516 mi)
- Queen Elizabeth Islands
4 days ago · Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, the eldest daughter to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. She had one sibling, a younger sister, Princess Margaret (1930-2002).
1 day ago · Mountbatten's qualification for offering advice to this particular heir to the throne was unique; it was he who had arranged the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Dartmouth Royal Naval College on 22 July 1939, taking care to include the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the invitation, but assigning his nephew, Cadet ...
- 1913–1965
3 days ago · As the island's history unfolded, a quirky name emerged: Foudray. It was bestowed upon Piel by Scandinavian settlers at the time. Foudray meant "fire island" in Old Norse, like a flaming beacon ...
4 days ago · Elizabeth II held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms.Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth), and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
- Your Majesty
5 days ago · A jubilee celebrates the anniversary of a special event, and the word is mostly associated with the Royal Family. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, commemorating 70 ...
2 days ago · The Bronx. New York’s northernmost borough takes its name from a Swedish sea captain turned farmer, Jonas Bronck. Bronck purchased land and built a farmstead at what is now 132nd Street and ...
