• Des Voeux Island is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago within the territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island...
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    Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor...
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  • Antoine Des Voeux, a scientist who worked with Samuel Squire Sprigge Des Voeux Road, a road in Hong Kong named after William Des Vœux Des Voeux Island, a member...
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    Sir George William Des Vœux GCMG (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885)...
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    Charles Frederick Des Voeux (c. 1825—after 28 May 1847) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as mate aboard HMS Erebus during the...
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    Seymour Island Browne Island Cocked Hat Island Crescent Island Des Voeux Island Dundas Island Edmund Walker Island Eight Bears Island Ekins Island Exmouth...
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    the section of Des Voeux Road Central between Wing Kut Street and Wing Wo Street, the section of Wing Wo Street north of Des Voeux Road Central, the...
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  • (Des Voeux Island)) Passing just west of Milne Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°36′N 96°58′W / 75.600°N 96.967°W / 75.600; -96.967 (Milne Island))...
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    by Des Voeux Road Central, which was the seashore, making Queen's Road the main entrance, in contrast to the current primary access coming from Des Voeux...
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    the Hong Kong island to Ap Lei Chau. Hong Kong portal Islands portal Connaught Road Conservation in Hong Kong Des Voeux Road List of islands and peninsulas...
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    land to Praya West and Central. Praya west is now Des Voeux Road West. Praya central is now Des Voeux Road Central. The Praya East area went through a...
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    Hans Island (Inuktitut and Greenlandic: Tartupaluk, lit. 'kidney shaped'; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᕐᑐᐸᓗᒃ; Danish: Hans Ø; French: île Hans) is an island in...
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    Central station (MTR) (category MTR stations on Hong Kong Island)
    Road, extending from Des Voeux Road Central to Club Street. The bottom level, two levels from the top level, is platform 4, for Island line trains in the...
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    Sheung Wan station (category MTR stations on Hong Kong Island)
    extension of the line to Kennedy Town in 2014. The platforms are built under Des Voeux Road Central from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms...
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    World-Wide House (category Shopping centres on Hong Kong Island)
    Kong. It is located between Connaught Road Central, Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central. The site is situated on land reclaimed at the turn of the...
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    MTR stations and part of Hong Kong Island line, started servicing the area on 29 March 2015. Trams run along Des Voeux Road West, taking passengers to the...
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    Sai Ying Pun station (category MTR stations on Hong Kong Island)
    Planning Department of the government indicated one possible location under Des Voeux Road West at Ko Shing Street as of December 2003. A ventilation shaft...
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    Devon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit) is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located...
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    the name Des Voeux Road was later[when?] transferred to a series of Des Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. Chatham...
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    Central Market No. 80 Des Voeux Road, Central "Central Market 中環街市". Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University...
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    Connaught Road (category Roads on Hong Kong Island)
    Western Harbour Crossing and beyond to Shek Tong Tsui, where it merges with Des Voeux Road West. This road was once a waterfront promenade with boats docked...
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    on Monday 24th May, 1847. (Signed) GM. GORE, Lieut. (Signed) CHAS. F. DES VOEUX, Mate. The second and final part is written largely on the margins of...
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    Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world...
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    the islands that are named in the Queen Elizabeth Islands. They are divided into two major island groups: the Parry Islands and the Sverdrup Islands. The...
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  • Beechey Island (Inuktitut: Iluvialuit) is an island located in the Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from...
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    (Terror), James Walter Fairholme, Robert Sargent, and Charles Frederick Des Voeux (Erebus). At age 30, John Irving was selected for Arctic Service, due...
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    On House (Chinese: 永安集團大廈) is a commercial building located at No. 71 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. Upon its completion in 1967, it was...
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    discovered in old-growth cloud forest on Des Vœux Peak, the second highest mountain peak (1,195 m) on the island of Taveuni by William and Ruth Beckon in...
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    Bank Street (Hong Kong) (category Roads on Hong Kong Island)
    Street (Chinese: 銀行街) is a short street in Central, Hong Kong. It links Des Voeux Road Central to Queen's Road Central. It is named after its location between...
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    Kugong Island, Tukarak Island, and Innetalling Island. Other main islands in the 1,500–island archipelago are Moore Island, Wiegand Island, Split Island, Snape...
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