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    Melville Island

    Melville-eiland, Illa de Melville

    75°37′N 113°21′W

    Melville Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Arctic Archipelago. With an area of 42,330.26 km2 (16,343.80 sq mi), it is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island.

    Melville Island

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    Terrain

    75°37′N 113°21′W

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    Overview

    Melville Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Arctic Archipelago. With an area of 42,330.26 km2 (16,343.80 sq mi), it is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island. Mountains on Melville Island, some of the largest in the western Canadian Arctic, reach heights of 750 m (2,460 ft). Melville Island is shared by the Northwest Territories, which is responsible for the western half of the island, and Nunavut, which is responsible for most of the eastern half. The border runs along the 110th meridian west. The eastern half of the island contains two subnational pene-exclaves that lie west of the 110th meridian and form part of the Northwest Territories. These can be reached by land only from Nunavut.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Queen Elizabeth Islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

    Also in Parry Islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.4 km²▲ 167 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Parry Islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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