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Banks Island

An island of northern Northwest Territories, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean west of Victoria Island. It is the westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago.

Banks Island

1. (Placename) an island of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago. Area: about 67 340 sq. km (26 000 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) an island of W Canada, off British Columbia. Length: about 72 km (45 miles)

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The convergence point marking the plume centre for this event is located north or northwest of Banks Island.

Igneous rock associations in Canada 3. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) ... by Buchan, K.L. / Geoscience Canada

Sachs Harbour, on Banks Island, above the Arctic Circle, is sinking into the permafrost.

Arctic Heat Wave by Reilly, Robert T. / The Progressive

The ferry M/V Carteret, which makes a passage of more than two hours between the Outer Banks island of Ocracoke and the mainland town of Cedar Island to the southwest, began monitoring water quality the next winter, in February.

SOUND SCIENCE by McGovern, Victoria / Environmental Health Perspectives

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