Melville Island

Summary

Melville Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melville Island is located in Northwest Territories^[3].
• Melville Island is located in Nunavut^[4].
• Melville Island is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Viscount Melville Sound^[6].
• Melville Island is on the body of water Lancaster Sound^[7].
• Melville Island is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Melville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[9].
• Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville is named after Melville Island^[10].
• Melville Island is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[11].
• Melville Island's Commons category is recorded as Melville Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut^[12].
• Melville Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1819^[13].
• Melville Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 75.50135, 'lon': -113.50515}^[14].
• Melville Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 75.5006942, 'lon': -111.5023805}^[15].
• Melville Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Queen Elizabeth Islands^[16].
• Melville Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[17].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Q120475222^[21].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Geographic names of the world: Toponymic dictionary^[22].
• Melville Island's described by source is recorded as Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 10: Малайзія — Мугаджары^[23].
• Melville Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melvill Island'}^[24].
• Melville Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+341'}^[25].
• Melville Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+776'}^[26].
• Melville Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42149'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Melville Island is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include Northwest Territories^[3], a territory of Canada^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1870^[30] and Nunavut^[4], a territory of Canada^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1999^[33]. Adjacent water bodies include Viscount Melville Sound^[6], a strait^[34], in Canada^[35] and Lancaster Sound^[7], a strait^[36], in Canada^[37]. It is on the continent of North America^[8]. It is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Melville Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42149'}^[27]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+776'}^[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+341'}^[25]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Melville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[9].

History and Context

Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville is named after Melville Island^[10].

Why It Matters

Melville Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]