Melville Island

American  

noun

1. an island in the Arctic Ocean, N of Canada, belonging to Canada. 200 miles (320 km) long; 130 miles (210 km) wide.

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Melville Island British  

/ ˈmɛlvɪl /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

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Example Sentences

Islands in Canada to which the descriptor “remote” would aptly apply might include Baffin Island, Fogo Island and Melville Island.

From Washington Post

About 700 people live on Melville Island and about 2,500 are on nearby Bathurst Island, local administrators say.

From New York Times

On Melville Island, the larger of two that make up the Tiwi Islands, the Jilamara arts center is home to more than three dozen painters whose work is valued partly because, as a group, they stick to natural ochers from the land.

From New York Times

Barrow’s Strait, Wellington Channel, Melville Island, and many others, were first discovered and named on this voyage.

From Project Gutenberg

After many perils in the ice, a secure harbour was selected for their winter quarters at Melville Island, but before they could enter it a canal, two and one-third miles, had to be cut through the ice.

From Project Gutenberg