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- Banks_Island areaTotal "70028.0".
- Banks_Island abstract "One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island is situated in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of Wales Strait and from the mainland by Amundsen Gulf to its south. The Beaufort Sea lies to its west. To the northeast, M'Clure Strait separates the island from Prince Patrick Island and Melville Island.In 1820 it was seen from Melville Island by Sir William Edward Parry and named "Banks Land" in honour of Sir Joseph Banks. However, during the exploration of the area by Robert McClure (1850–1854) the island was marked on their maps as "Baring Island". McClure was frozen in Prince of Wales Strait. That spring he sent out sledging parties and determined that Banks Island was an island. In the following year he almost circumnavigated the island but was again frozen in at Mercy Bay.The only permanent settlement on the island, Sachs Harbour or Ikhuak, an Inuvialuit hamlet, is on the southwest coast. Two federal migratory bird sanctuaries were founded on the island in 1961. The island is treeless, with the tallest plant, the Arctic willow, growing occasionally to about the height of a person's knee but usually standing no taller than 10 cm (3.9 in).Banks Island covers an area 70,028 km2 (27,038 sq mi) and it is the world's 24th largest island and Canada's fifth largest island. It is about 380 km (240 mi) long, and at its widest point at the northern end, 290 km (180 mi) across. The highest point of the island is in the south, Durham Heights and rises to about 730 m (2,400 ft). It is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and had a population of 114 in 2001, all in Sachs Harbour. Banks Island is home to two-thirds of the world's population of lesser snow geese, which make their way across the Amundsen Gulf from the mainland. There is an annual goose hunt in the spring out of Sachs Harbour. The island is part of the tundra world biome, which has extremely cold winters. The island is home to barren-ground caribou, polar bears, muskoxen, and birds such as robins and swallows. Over 68,000 muskoxen live on the island, the majority of the world's population.Aulavik National Park of Canada, a fly-in park, protects about 12,274 km2 (4,739 sq mi) of Arctic lowlands at the northern end of the island. The park has the highest concentration of muskoxen on earth, and is home to the endangered Peary caribou. The Thomsen River runs through the park, and is the northernmost navigable river (by canoe) in North America. Ptarmigan and ravens are considered the only year-round birds in the park, although 43 species make seasonal use of the area.The first confirmed grizzly–polar bear hybrid found in the wild was shot on Banks Island in April 2006, near Sachs Harbour.".
- Banks_Island archipelago Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago.
- Banks_Island areaTotal "7.0028E10".
- Banks_Island country Canada.
- Banks_Island elevation "730.0".
- Banks_Island largestCity Sachs_Harbour.
- Banks_Island length "380000.0".
- Banks_Island location Beaufort_Sea.
- Banks_Island populationTotal "136".
- Banks_Island thumbnail Canada2.A2002165.1940.250m.jpg?width=300.
- Banks_Island width "290000.0".
- Banks_Island wikiPageExternalLink map_inglefield_1853.htm.
- Banks_Island wikiPageExternalLink exp36be.html.
- Banks_Island wikiPageExternalLink lagoon-index.asp.
- Banks_Island wikiPageExternalLink Historical%20Guide.htm.
- Banks_Island wikiPageID "70745".
- Banks_Island wikiPageRevisionID "599321760".
- Banks_Island archipelago Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago.
- Banks_Island areaKm "70028".
- Banks_Island country "Canada".
- Banks_Island countryAdminDivisionsTitle "Territory".
- Banks_Island countryLargestCity Sachs_Harbour.
- Banks_Island densityKm "0.0016".
- Banks_Island elevationM "730".
- Banks_Island hasPhotoCollection Banks_Island.
- Banks_Island highestMount "Durham Heights".
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- Banks_Island imageName "Canada2.A2002165.1940.250m.jpg".
- Banks_Island lengthKm "380".
- Banks_Island location Beaufort_Sea.
- Banks_Island locatorMap "Banks Island, Canada.svg".
- Banks_Island name "Banks".
- Banks_Island population "136".
- Banks_Island populationAsOf "2010".
- Banks_Island rank "24".
- Banks_Island widthKm "290".
- Banks_Island subject Category:Banks_Island.
- Banks_Island subject Category:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago.
- Banks_Island subject Category:Islands_of_the_Beaufort_Sea.
- Banks_Island subject Category:Islands_of_the_Northwest_Territories.
- Banks_Island point "73.0 -121.5".
- Banks_Island type Island109316454.
- Banks_Island type IslandsOfTheBeaufortSea.
- Banks_Island type IslandsOfTheNorthwestTerritories.
- Banks_Island type Land109334396.
- Banks_Island type Object100002684.
- Banks_Island type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Banks_Island type YagoGeoEntity.
- Banks_Island type YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntity.
- Banks_Island type Island.
- Banks_Island type Place.
- Banks_Island type PopulatedPlace.
- Banks_Island type Wikidata:Q532.
- Banks_Island type Place.
- Banks_Island type Island.
- Banks_Island type Location.
- Banks_Island type _Feature.
- Banks_Island type SpatialThing.
- Banks_Island comment "One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island is situated in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of Wales Strait and from the mainland by Amundsen Gulf to its south. The Beaufort Sea lies to its west.".
- Banks_Island label "Banks Island".
- Banks_Island label "Bankseiland".
- Banks_Island label "Banksinsel".
- Banks_Island label "Ilha Banks".
- Banks_Island label "Isla de Banks".
- Banks_Island label "Isola di Banks".
- Banks_Island label "Wyspa Banksa".
- Banks_Island label "Île Banks".
- Banks_Island label "Банкс (остров)".
- Banks_Island label "جزيرة بانكس".
- Banks_Island label "バンクス島".
- Banks_Island label "班克斯岛".
- Banks_Island sameAs Banksův_ostrov.
- Banks_Island sameAs Banksinsel.
- Banks_Island sameAs Νήσος_Μπανκς.
- Banks_Island sameAs Isla_de_Banks.
- Banks_Island sameAs Banks_uhartea.
- Banks_Island sameAs Île_Banks.
- Banks_Island sameAs Pulau_Banks.
- Banks_Island sameAs Isola_di_Banks.
- Banks_Island sameAs バンクス島.
- Banks_Island sameAs 뱅크스_섬.
- Banks_Island sameAs Bankseiland.
- Banks_Island sameAs Wyspa_Banksa.
- Banks_Island sameAs Ilha_Banks.
- Banks_Island sameAs m.0j9nr.
- Banks_Island sameAs 5892587.
- Banks_Island sameAs Q200226.
- Banks_Island sameAs Q200226.
- Banks_Island sameAs Banks_Island.
- Banks_Island lat "73.0".
- Banks_Island long "-121.5".
- Banks_Island wasDerivedFrom Banks_Island?oldid=599321760.
- Banks_Island depiction Canada2.A2002165.1940.250m.jpg.
- Banks_Island isPrimaryTopicOf Banks_Island.
- Banks_Island name "Banks".