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Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)

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Melville Island
Melville Island ke NASA satellite chhaapa
Melville Island is located in Northwest Territories
Melville Island
Melville Island
Melville Island is located in Nunavut
Melville Island
Melville Island
Melville Island is located in Canada
Melville Island
Melville Island
EtymologyThe Viscount Melville
Geography
LocationCanadian Arctic
Coordinates75°30′02″N 111°30′09″W / 75.50056°N 111.50250°W / 75.50056; -111.50250
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Adjacent to
Area rank33rd
Length341 km (211.9 mi)
Width210–292 km (130–181 mi)
Highest elevation762 m (2500 ft)
Administration
Canada
TerritoriesNorthwest Territories, Nunavut
RegionsQikiqtaaluk, Inuvik
Demographics
Population0 (uninhabited) (2025)

Melville Island[1] (Ilulliq), Arctic Archipelago ke Queen Elizabeth Islands ke ek member hae aur hian pe koi nai rahe hae. Iske area 42,149 km2 (16,274 sq mi) hae, ii dunia ke 33rd sab se barraa island hae aur Canada ke 11th sab se barraa island hae.

Melville Island ke pahaarr , Canadian Arctic ke sab se barrraa hae, aur 750 m (2,460 ft) ke uunchai talak jaae hae.

Melville Island ke Northwest Territories, jon island ke western aadha hissa ke adminster kare hae, aur Queen Elizabeth Islands, jon island ke eastern aadhaa hissa ke administer kare hae, me baata gais hae. Ii duuno ke biich ke border 110th meridian west me hae. Island ke eastern hissa me dui subnational pene-exclaves hae jon 110th meridian ke west me hae aur Northwest Territories ke hissa hae. Ii jagha pe jamiin me se khaali Nunavut se aawa jaae sake hae.

  1. Coordinates are located on the NWT side.