Victoria Island (Canada) facts for kids
Victoria Island is a very large island located in the far north of Canada. It's part of a group of islands known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. An important border runs right through the island, dividing it between two Canadian territories: Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Victoria Island is the ninth largest island in the world! It's also Canada's second biggest island, covering about 217,291 square kilometers (83,897 square miles). That's almost twice as big as the island of Newfoundland, or a little larger than the island of Great Britain.
The island is split into two main parts. The western side belongs to the Inuvik Region in the Northwest Territories. The larger eastern part is part of Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region.
In 2006, about 1,875 people lived on Victoria Island. Most of them, around 1,477 people, live in the island's largest community, Cambridge Bay.
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Topography of Victoria Island
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Closeup map of Victoria Island
See also
In Spanish: Isla Victoria (Canadá) para niños
