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Victoria Island is one of the
largest islands of the world. It is located in the
Arctic Sea and is one of the Canadian
Arctic Islands. The west part belongs to the
Northwest Territories and the east part to Nunavut. To the North lies Melville Sound. Eastwards are Clintock Channel and Victoria Strait. The Northwest
Territories continue on the mainland to the South across Pease Strait. On the West are Amundsen Gulf and Banks Island.
The settlement of Cambridge
Bay lies on the southeast coast. Holman
is on the west coast.
Roughly the eastern two-thirds of the Island are located in Nunavut, the western part is in the Northwest Territories.
Although Victoria Island is in Canada, it is nowhere near the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; the latter is on
Vancouver Island, which in turn is not to be confused with the City
of Vancouver, British Columbia, on the
mainland nearby.
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