The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi (40 km) from Hall Peninsula.

[2] There are at least seven smaller, unnamed islands off its northwest shore.

It was named by Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall as a tribute to Sir John Franklin's wife Lady Franklin.

[2] The island offers an abundance of bears, caribou (tuktoo), ducks, seals, and walrus.

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