Banks Island

Summary

Banks Island is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Banks Island is located in Northwest Territories^[3].
• Banks Island is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Banks Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5].
• Banks Island is on the continent of North America^[6].
• Banks Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Banks Island's capital is recorded as Sachs Harbour^[8].
• Joseph Banks is named after Banks Island^[9].
• Banks Island is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[10].
• Banks Island's Commons category is recorded as Banks Island^[11].
• Banks Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[12].
• Banks Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1820^[13].
• Banks Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 72.7504802, 'lon': -121.502844}^[14].
• Banks Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[15].
• Banks Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Banks Island^[16].
• Banks Island has a population of {'amount': '+122'}^[17].
• Banks Island's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[18].
• Banks Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banks Island'}^[19].
• Banks Island's different from is recorded as Banks Island^[20].
• Banks Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+380'}^[21].
• Banks Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70028'}^[22].
• Banks Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+290'}^[23].
• Banks Island's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].

Body

Geography

Banks Island is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Northwest Territories^[3]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5]. It is on the continent of North America^[6]. It is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Banks Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+70028'}^[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+380'}^[21]. It has a population of {'amount': '+122'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Banks Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].

History and Context

Joseph Banks is named after Banks Island^[9].

Why It Matters

Banks Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]