Banks Island
Banks Island
is one of the
Canadian Arctic Islands
. It lies in the
Inuvik Region
in the
Northwest Territories
to the west of
Victoria Island
. The
Amundsen Gulf
separates it on the south from the mainland. On the west is the
Beaufort Sea
. The
McClure Strait
on the north is between it and
Prince Patrick Island
and
Melville Island
of the
Parry Islands
. The settlement of
Sachs Harbour
lies on the southwest coast. Two federal migratory bird sanctuaries were founded on the island in
1961
. Banks is one of the
world's largest islands
. It has a population of 114 (
2001
).
External link
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/sanctuaries/nwt/ban1.htm Bird Sanctuary
Banks Island, Canada
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