Banks Island
 Ii moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer images from June 14 and 16, 2002, show dekhae hae Banks Island (centre left) aur barraa Victoria Island (southeast me) | |
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  Banks Island  Banks Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaufort Sea |
| Coordinates | 72°45′02″N 121°30′10″W / 72.75056°N 121.50278°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 70,028 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 24th |
| Length | 380 km (236 mi) |
| Width | 290 km (180 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 730 m (2400 ft) |
| Highest point | Durham Heights |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Largest settlement | Sachs Harbour (pop. 103) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 103 (2016[1]) |
| Pop. density | 0.0016/km2 (0.0041/sq mi) |
Banks Island Arctic Archipelago ke barraa island me se ek hae. Ii Inuvik Region, jon Northwest Territories ke Inuvialuit Settlement Region ke hissa hae, Victoria Island se alag hae, iske east e Prince of Wales Strait aur south me mainland se Amundsen Gulf se separated hae. Beaufort Samundar iske west me hae, aur iske northeast me M'Clure Strait island ke Prince Patrick Island aur Melville Island se separate kare hae.
Ii island me 14 jaanwar ke species rahe hae, jisme Peary caribou, barren-ground caribou, aur polar bears hae. Ek time 68,000 se jaada muskoxen ii island me rahat rahin, jon dunia ke population ke jaada hissa hae. Lekin bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae ke kaaran iske abaadi dher kamtii hoe gais hae. Ii island dher migratory chirryaa ke summer home hae, jon Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 1 aur Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 2. me nest kare hae[2][3]
2016 census ke anusaar ii island me 103 insaan rahe hae, sab Sachs Harbour me.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Sachs Harbour, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories [Territory]". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada.
- ↑ "Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 1". Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2022-06-03.
- ↑ "Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 2". Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2019-11-14.