Banks Island

American  

noun

1. an island in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada. 24,600 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km).

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Banks Island British  

noun

1. an island of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago. Area: about 67 340 sq km (26 000 sq miles)

2. an island of W Canada, off British Columbia. Length: about 72 km (45 miles)

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Example Sentences

Before coming to Grass Valley, Mossman was the president and chief executive of a company called Banks Island Gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Within a few years, musk oxen started mysteriously dropping dead on Victoria Island and neighbouring Banks Island.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

In 2002 a winter rain-on-snow event on Canada’s Banks Island encased the ground in ice and prevented muskoxen from reaching their food supply.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2017

Off Banks Island an ice floe struck the Dora, shoved her completely over an uncharted islet, cracked her beyond repair.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Noon we were in the Latitude of 44 degrees 7 minutes South; the South point of Banks Island bore North, distant 5 Leagues.

From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James