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Melville Island

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melville island landing and taxi. canadian arctic

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Flying Australia - Hope Inlet (Darwin) to Snake Bay (Melville Island)

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Melville Island White Beech

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How to tie a Melville Island Special (Ultimate braid to mono knot!)

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Flying over Melville Island, Canada

Melville Island is an uninhabited island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with an area of 42,149 km2 (16,274 sq mi). It is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island. Melville Island is shared by the Northwest Territories, which is responsible for the western half of the island, and Nunavut, which is responsible for the eastern half. The border runs along the 110th meridian west. The mountains on Melville Island, some of the largest in the western Canadian Arctic, reach heights of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). There are two subnational pene-exclaves that lie west of the 110th meridian and form part of the Northwest Territories. These can only be reached by land from Nunavut or boat from the Northwest Territories.
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