King Island

proper noun

An island and local government area located in Bass Strait, on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, named after Philip Gidley King.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and local government area located in Bass Strait, on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, named after Philip Gidley King.
  2. A small island near Cape Melville in northern Queensland, Australia.
  3. An island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, named after James King (Royal Navy officer).
  4. An island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
  5. A small island in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after William Lyon Mackenzie King.
  6. A small island in the Bering Sea, Alaska, United States, named after James King (as in British Columbia).
  7. An island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
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APA

King Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Island

MLA

“King Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “King Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Island.

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