Banks Island
Banks Island is one of the
Canadian Arctic Islands. It lies in the
District of Franklin 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 largest
islands of the world.
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