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Melbourne Island

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Location
  
Northern Canada

Territory
  
Nunavut

Population
  
Uninhabited

Area
  
381 km (147 sq mi)

Region
  
Kitikmeot

Archipelago
  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Melbourne Island (Inuktitut: Qitiqtaryuaq) is an island in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the western end of Queen Maud Gulf, off the Kent Peninsula. To the north lies the Canadian Arctic's second largest island, Victoria Island.

Map of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne Island is oval shaped, and dominated by lakes and marshlands. It has an area of 381 km2 (147 sq mi).

References

Melbourne Island Wikipedia