Melville Island
Americannoun
noun
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a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean, north of Victoria Island: in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Area: 41 865 sq km (16 164 sq miles)
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an island in the Arafura Sea, off the N central coast of Australia, separated from the mainland by Clarence Strait. Area: 6216 sq km (2400 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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"Additional police and defence personnel have been deployed to Melville Island to support operations, triage injured people and return them to Darwin and also maintain the crash scene while investigations continue."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
Northern Territory Police were responding to reports of an aircraft crash on Melville Island, the fire and emergency services said in an emailed statement.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2023
The aircraft, an MV-22B Osprey, crashed on Melville Island while transporting troops about 9:30 a.m. local time with 23 personnel on board, the Marine Rotational Force said in a statement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Earlier failed experiments to realize this vision -- at Port Essington and Melville Island -- are now of interest only to historians.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 22, 2011
A number of the black refugee negroes had been, about the month of May, after the removal of the prisoners, placed on Melville Island.
From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.
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